Kinondoni, Kinondoni District

Kinondoni
Kata ya Kinondoni (Swahili)
From top to bottom:
Kinondoni Masjid BAKWATA, interior of Kinondoni Mosque & Fayat tower in Kinondoni ward
Kinondoni is located in Tanzania
Kinondoni
Kinondoni
Coordinates: 6°46′59.88″S 39°16′4.08″E / 6.7833000°S 39.2678000°E / -6.7833000; 39.2678000
Country Tanzania
RegionDar es Salaam Region
DistrictKinondoni District
Area
 • Total1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total21,239
DemonymKinondoni
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • AncestralZaramo
Tanzanian Postal Code
14110


Kinondoni (Kata ya Kinondoni in Swahili) is an administrative ward in the Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The ward is bordered to the east by Mikocheni and Mwananyamala wards, to the west by Hananasif ward, and to the north by Msasani ward. The ward is home to the headquarters for the National Muslim Council of Tanzania (BAKWATA) with its grand Mosque. The ward is also the headquarters of Tanzania's second largest political party Chadema. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 21,239.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. ^ "2002 Population and Housing Census General Report". Government of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 2005-02-17. Retrieved 2008-08-21.