Mbezi Juu

Mbezi Juu
Kata ya Mbezi Juu (Swahili)
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factory in Mbezi Juu
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Coordinates: 6°43′37.56″S 39°12′25.56″E / 6.7271000°S 39.2071000°E / -6.7271000; 39.2071000
Country Tanzania
RegionDar es Salaam Region
DistrictKinondoni District
Area
 • Total
8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
41,340
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • AncestralZaramo
Tanzanian Postal Code
14128

Mbezi Juu (Kata ya Mbezi Juu, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The ward is surrounded by the wards of Goba of Ubungo District to the west, Makongo to the south, and Kawe to the east. Last but not least, the ward is bordered to the north by Wazo and Kunduchi wards. The ward is named after the Mbezi River, which runs through it towards Kawe. In 2012, the ward had a population of 41,340.[1]

  1. ^ "Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 17 October 2021.