Maweni (''Kata ya Maweni'', in
Swahili) is an administrative ward in
Tanga City Council of
Tanga Region
Tanga Region () is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions of Tanzania, regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Burundi. The regional capital is the municipalit ...
in
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
.
Kiomoni forms the ward's northern border.
Mwanzange and
Tangasisi
Tangasisi (''Kata ya Tangasisi'', in Swahili language, Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga District, Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Mwanzange, Duga, Tanga City Council, Duga, Mabawa, and Mzingani form the ward's northern ...
are the two wards that are bounded to the east.
Tongoni ward is in the south.
Pongwe is to the west. The ward covers an area of , and has an average elevation of . According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 14,091.
Administration
The postal code for Maweni Ward is 21206.
The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''):
* Kange
* Kasera
* Kichangani
* Saruji
Government
The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.''The Maweni Ward'' administration building houses a court as per the Ward Tribunal Act of 1988, including other vital departments for the administration the ward. The ward has the following administration offices:
* Maweni Police Station
* Maweni Government Office (''Afisa Mtendaji'')
* Maweni Tribunal (''Baraza La Kata'') is a Department inside Ward Government Office
In the local government system of Tanzania, the ward is the smallest democratic unit. Each ward is composed of a committee of eight elected council members which include a chairperson, one salaried officer (with no voting rights), and an executive officer. One-third of seats are reserved for women councillors.
Demographics
Like much of the district, the ward is the ancestral home of the
Digo people
The Digo (''Wadigo'' in Swahili language, Swahili) are a Bantu peoples, Bantu ethnic and linguistic group based near the Indian Ocean coast between Mombasa in southern Kenya and northern Tanga, Tanzania, Tanga in Tanzania. In 1994 the Digo popula ...
and
Segeju
The Segeju ( Swahili: ''Wasegeju''; Mijikenda: ''Asagidzu'') are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group mostly based in Tanzania's Tanga Region (particularly Mkinga District) and Kenya's Kwale County. Most Segeju reside in the small coastal strip betwee ...
.
Education and health
Education
The ward is home to these educational institutions:
* Maweni Primary School
* Kange Primary School
* Saruji Primary School
* Maweni Secondary School
* Rosmini Secondary School
Healthcare
The ward is home to the following health institutions:
* Kange Health Center
* Rosmini Health Center
* Saruji Health Center
References
Wards of Tanga Region
{{TangaTZ-geo-stub