Mwanga is one of the seven districts of the
Kilimanjaro Region
Kilimanjaro Region (''Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital and largest city is the municipality of Moshi. With a HDI of 0.613, Kilimajaro is one among the most developed region ...
of
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 region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
. The district covers an area of ,
It is bordered to the northeast by
Kenya
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, to the northwest by the
Moshi Rural District
Moshi is one of the seven administrative districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. The district covers an area of . The District is bordered to the north by the Rombo District, to the west by the Hai District, to the east by the Mwanga ...
, to the southwest by
Simanjiro District
Simanjiro District is one of the six districts of the Manyara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Arusha Region, to the north east by Kilimanjaro Region, to the south east by Tanga Region, to the south by Kiteto District
Kiteto ...
of
Manyara Region
Manyara Region (''Mkoa wa Manyara'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Babati. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,425,131, which was lower than th ...
, and to the south by the
Same District
Same is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Mwanga District, to the northeast by Kenya, to the south and southeast by the Korogwe District and Lushoto District of Tanga Region ...
. Its administrative seat is the town of
Mwanga. The tallest peak in the district is
Kindoroko at 2,100m in the
North Pare Mountains that are located entirly within the district. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Mwanga District was 131,442.
Administrative subdivisions
Wards
The Mwanga District is administratively divided into 20 wards:
* Chomvu
* Jipe
* Kifula
* Kighare
* Kileo
*
Kilomeni
* Kigonigoni
* Kirongwe
* Kirya
* Kwakoa
* Lang'ata
* Lembeni
* Msangeni
*
Mwanga
* Mwaniko
* Ngujini
* Shigatini
* Toloha
* Kivisini
* Mgagao
Sources
2002 Population and Housing Census Report - National Bureau of StatisticsMwanga District Homepage
References
Districts of Kilimanjaro Region
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