Makurumla (Kata ya Makurumla in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The Kinondoni Municipal District's Ndugumbi ward borders the ward on the north. Mzimuni Ward to the east, Mburahati and Mabibo to the south were its neighbors. Lastly, via Manzese ward towards the west. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 79,331 people in the ward, from 63,352 in 2012.[1][2]
Makurumla
Kata ya Makurumla (Swahili) | |
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 From top to bottom: Masjid Al-Khalil in Makurumla ward | |
  Makurumla | |
| Coordinates: 6°48′21.96″S 39°14′30.84″E / 6.8061000°S 39.2419000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
| District | Ubungo District |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 63,352 |
| Demonym | Makurumlan |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Zaramo |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 16107 |
Administration
editThe postal code for Makurumla Ward is 16107.[3] The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (Mitaa):
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Government
editLike every other ward in the country, the ward has local government offices based on the population served. The Makurumla Ward administration building houses a court as per the Ward Tribunal Act of 1988, including other vital departments for the administration of the ward.[4] The ward has the following administration offices:
- Makurumla Ward Police Station
- Makurumla Ward Government Office (Afisa Mtendaji)
- Makurumla Ward 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 comprises a committee of eight elected council members, including a chairperson, one salaried officer (with no voting rights), and an executive officer. One-third of seats are reserved for women councilors.[5]
Demographics
editThe ward serves as the Zaramo's ancestral home along with a sizable chunk of the district. The ward changed over time into a cosmopolitan ward as the city grew.[6]
Education and health
editEducation
editThe ward is home to these educational institutions:[7]
- Karume Primary School
- Darajani Nursery School
- Makurumla Primary School
- Mianzini Primary School
- Omar Ally Juma Primary School
- Makurumla Secondary School
- Tanzania Bible School, Makurumla
Healthcare
editThe ward is home to the following health institutions:[8]
- Mburahati Health Center
- Istiquama Hospital, Makurumla
- Mwembechai Clinic
References
edit- ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Makurumla Postal Code". Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Ward Tribunal Act 1988". Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Local Government System" (PDF). Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Ubungo District Profile 2016" (PDF). The Ubungo Municipal Council. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Ubungo District Profile 2016" (PDF). The Ubungo Municipal Council. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Health Institutions". Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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