Pugu
Kata ya Pugu (Swahili) | |
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   From top to bottom: Posh homes in Pugu ward, Gas station in Pugu & old homes in Pugu ward | |
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| Coordinates: 6°54′5.04″S 39°7′7.32″E / 6.9014000°S 39.1187000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
| District | Ilala District |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 49,422 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Zaramo |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 12112 |
Pugu (Kata ya Pugu, in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipical Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Kinyerezi and Kwembe ward of Kinondoni MC form the ward's northern boundary. The ward is bordered by Majohe to the south and Gongolamboto to the east. In the west the ward is bordered by Kisarawe ward of Kisarawe District in the Pwani Region. The ward is named after the Pugu Hills, which form its western border and are home to the Pugu Hills Forest Reserve and the Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve, two of some of the world's oldest forests.[1] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 49,422.[2]
- ^ Howell, K. M. (1981). "Pugu Forest Reserve: biological values and development". African Journal of Ecology. 19 (1–2): 73–81. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2028.1981.tb00653.x. ISSN 1365-2028.
- ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2021-11-19.