Mkuranga District
Wilaya ya Mkuranga (Swahili) | |
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   From top to bottom: lake Mweleni in Vikindu Forest Reserve of Mkuranga, Man processing coconut in Mkuranga & Coconut groves in Vikindu ward of Mkuranga District | |
| Nickname: Pwani's fertile coast | |
 Mkuranga District in Pwani | |
| Coordinates: 7°7′0″S 39°12′0″E / 7.11667°S 39.20000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Pwani Region |
| Named for | Mkuranga Town |
| Capital | Mkuranga |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,827 km2 (1,092 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th in Pwani |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 222,921 |
| • Rank | 1st in Pwani |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mkurangan |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Zaramo & Ndengereko |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Tanzanian Postcode | 615 |
| Website | Mkuranga District Council |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird |  |
| Fish | _(32326018851).jpg) |
| Mammal |  |
Mkuranga District Council (Wilaya ya Mkuranga, in Swahili) is one of eight administrative districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of 2,827 km2 (1,092 sq mi).[1] It is bordered to the north by Dar es Salaam's Kigamboni, Temeke and Ilala Districts. To the east by the Mafia Channel, to the south by Kibiti District, and to the west by Kisarawe District. The district is comparable in size to the land area of Samoa.[2] The town of Mkuranga serves as its administrative capital. The district is home to the Vikindu Forest Reserve, one of last remaining East African coastal forests. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report the population of Mkuranga District were 243,062 people in the district, from 222,921 in 2012.[3][4]
- ^ "Tanzania: Coastal Zone(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ 2,831 km2 (1,093 sq mi) for Samoa at "Area size comparison". Nation master. 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.