Mtwara Mikindani Municipal District Council is one of eight regional councils of the Mtwara Region in

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. It is bordered to the north by the

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, to the east by the

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and to the south and west by the Mtwara District. In 2016, the municipality has a total population of 113,732 .

Geography

The district covers an area of , and has an average elevation of from sea level to on the first edge of the

Makonde Plateau The Makonde Plateau, also known as the Newala Plateau, is a plateau in southeastern Tanzania. It is mostly within Mtwara Region, with the northeast corner in Lindi Region. The Makonde Plateau is a roughly rectangular, rising from the coast west ...

at the site of the new airport.

Wards

The Mtwara Urban District is administratively its divided into 2 divisions - Mtwara Urban and Mikindani Division - and has 15 wards, 185 neighborhoods, 6 villages and 27 hamlets. Mtwara division is primarily the city and is urban while Mikindani is a small historic colonial town. Mtwara Division (Population 2016) * Chikongola (6,574) * Chuno (9,330) * Likombe (7,907) * Majengo (1,890) * Naliendele (7,603) * Rahaleo (5,469) *

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(2,929) * Shangani (13,543) * Ufukoni (7,485) * Vigaeni (3,857) Mikindani Division (Population 2016) * Mitengo (1,680) * Mtonya (2,008) * Magengeni (18,781) * Kisungure (1,179) * Jangwani (4,426)

Demographics

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In 2016 the population was 113,732 from 108,299 in 2012. The people of Mtwara Mikindani are primarily

Wamakonde The Makonde are an ethnic group in southeast Tanzania, northern Mozambique, and Kenya. The Makonde developed their culture on the Mueda Plateau in Mozambique. At present they live throughout Tanzania and Mozambique, and have a small presence in ...

at around 75%, with also Wamwera,

Wayao The yao people, ''wayao'', are a major Bantu ethnic and linguistic group based at the southern end of Lake Malawi, who played an important part in the history of Southeast Africa during the 19th century. The Yao are a predominantly Muslim p ...

, and Wamakua. Because of the discovery of significant oil and gas in the area, many from other areas of Tanzania are moving to the city creating making it much more diverse today.

Governance

Mtwara Mikindani is the only municipal council of the Mtwara Region, with the three town councils of Masasi Town, Nanyamba Town and Newala Town. The other 5 being the rural district councils of Masasi District, Mtwara District,

Nanyumbu District Nanyumbu is one of the six districts of the southern Mtwara Region in Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes ...

, Newala District, and Tandahimba District. The current Mayor is Shadida Ally Ndile, and cirrent city director is Emmanuel H. Mwaigobeko.

Infrastructure

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Currently the Mtwara Development Corridor is being built to connect the

Mtwara Port The Mtwara Port was built during the British Colonial times in the city of Mtwara in southern Tanzania. The harbor at the Port of Mtwara was deepened during the colonial times by the British in 1948-1954, and a railway line was built connecting th ...

, with

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, and

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, through the Mtwara Region.

Roads

Nanyamba has a road system of , of which are collector roads, and are feeder roads.

Air

The district will be served by the new Mtwara International Airport. The airport is currently 92 percent complete.

Communications

The entire district has cell coverage and access to landlines, postage, internet, and over the air media of radio and television. The postal codes are designated after 631xx

References

{{Authority control Districts of Mtwara Region Mtwara Region Constituencies of Tanzania