Tongoni (''Kata ya Tongoni'', 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 ...
.
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 ...
and Maweni wards form the ward's northern and western boundaries. The
Pemba Channel
The Pemba Channel is the strait separating the eastern coast of mainland Africa on the coast of central and northern Tanga Region from Pemba Island to the south of the Indian Ocean. The channel is entirely in Tanzanian territorial waters
The ...
forms the eastern boundary. The Kigombe Ward of
Muheza is to the south. The wards of
Kirare and
Marungu are 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 4,594. Tongoni ward is the home to the
Tongoni ruins, a Medieval
Swahili town.
Administration
The postal code for Tongoni Ward is 21112.
The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''):
* Maere
* Mwarongo
* Tongoni
Government
The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.''The Tongoni 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:
* Tongoni Police Station
* Tongoni Government Office (''Afisa Mtendaji'')
* Tongoni 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:
* Tongoni Primary School
* Mwarongo Primary School
* Tongoni Secondary School
Healthcare
The ward is home to the following health institutions:
* Tongoni Health Center
* Mwarongo Health Center
References
Wards of Tanga Region
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