Mkwaja is an administrative ward in Pangani District of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 408 km2 (158 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 37 m (121 ft).[2] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 4,217.[3] The name Mkwaja is derived after a Medieval Swahili city state on the coast of Mkwaja ward.[4]
Mkwaja
Kata ya Mkwaja (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
| Kata ya Mkwaja, Wilaya ya Pangani | |
  Mkwaja | |
| Coordinates: 5°47′0″S 38°51′0″E / 5.78333°S 38.85000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Tanga Region |
| District | Pangani District |
| Area | |
• Total | 408 km2 (158 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 4,217 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Zigua |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 21312 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tanzania: Northern Tanzania(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "Mkwaja elevation".
- ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ James de Vere Allen. “Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement.” The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, Boston University African Studies Center, 1981, pp. 306–34, https://doi.org/10.2307/218047
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