Msambweni, Tanga City Council

Msambweni
Kata ya Msambweni (Swahili)
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Street scene in Msambweni
Coordinates: 5°5′23.28″S 39°6′5.4″E / 5.0898000°S 39.101500°E / -5.0898000; 39.101500
Country Tanzania
RegionTanga Region
DistrictTanga City Council
Area
 • Total0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total9,610
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • AncestralDigo & Segeju
Tanzanian Postal Code
21111

Msambweni (Kata ya Msambweni , in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Ngamiani Kusini forms the northern boundary of the ward. Makorora is the ward that is bordered to the east. The Mabawa and Duga ward is to the south. The Mwanzange is to the west. The ward covers an area of 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 18 m (59 ft).[2] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 9,610.[3]

  1. ^ "Tanzania: Northern Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ "Msambweni Elevation".
  3. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2022-05-01.