Makorora
Kata ya Makorora (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: View of Maweni ward from Kange Bus Terminal | |
Coordinates: 5°6′0″S 39°1′0.12″E / 5.10000°S 39.0167000°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Tanga Region |
District | Tanga City Council |
Area | |
• Total | 72.7 km2 (28.1 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 14,091 |
Ethnic groups | |
• Settler | Swahili |
• Ancestral | Digo & Segeju |
Tanzanian Postal Code | 21206 |
Maweni (Kata ya Maweni, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Kiomoni forms the ward's northern border. Mwanzange and Tangasisi are the two wards that are bounded to the east. Tongoni ward is in the south. Pongwe is to the west. The ward covers an area of 72.7 km2 (28.1 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 75 m (246 ft).[2] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 14,091.[3]