Mbagala
Kata ya Mbagala (Swahili) | |
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| Coordinates: 6°53′59.64″S 39°15′57.6″E / 6.8999000°S 39.266000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
| District | Temeke District |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 53,291 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Zaramo |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 15114 |
Mbagala (Kata ya Mbagala , in Swahili) is an administrative ward in the Temeke district of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. Buza and Azimio wards border the ward to the north. The ward is bordered by Kijichi and Mbagala Kuu to the east and Charambe to the south. Last but not least, Kiburugwa borders the ward on the west. Mbagala is also the site of an army base, which was hit by a deadly ammunition dump explosion on April 29, 2009.[1] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 52,582.[2]
- ^ Huge blasts rock Tanzanian city
- ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2021-11-20.