Moa (''Kata ya Moa, '' in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Mkinga District in the

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 ...

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 ...

. The north-eastern ward is formed by the Pemba Channel. The wards of Manza and Boma are to the south. The Sigaya and Parungu Kasera wards are to the west, and Mayomboni ward is to the north. According to the 2012 Census the ward had a population of 4,339

Administration

The postal code for Moa Ward is 21517. The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''): * Bajo * Kastamu * Kigirini * Kirui * Loko * Magumbani * Makobeni * Mbuluni * Moa * Mwaboza * Mwagula * Mwakamba * Petukiza * Vuo * Vuo "B" Mwachala * Zingibari

Government

The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.''The Moa 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: * Moa Police Station * Moa Government Office (''Afisa Mtendaji'') * Moa 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.

Education and health

Education

The ward is home to these educational institutions: * Moa Primary School * Zingibari Primary School * Zingibari Secondary School * Vuo Primary School

Healthcare

The ward is home to the following health institutions: * Moa Health Center * Vuo Dispensary

References

Mkinga District Wards of Tanga Region {{TangaTZ-geo-stub