Tangasisi
Kata ya Tangasisi (Swahili) | |
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 From top to bottom: Shaaban Robert;s Grave in Tangasisi ward | |
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| Coordinates: 5°7′42.96″S 39°5′17.16″E / 5.1286000°S 39.0881000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Tanga Region |
| District | Tanga City Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 19,149 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Digo & Segeju |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 21201 |
Tangasisi (Kata ya Tangasisi, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Mwanzange, Duga, Mabawa, and Mzingani form the ward's northern border. The Pemba Channel forms the eastern boundary of the ward. Tongoni is to the south. Maweni is to the west. The ward covers an area of 38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 27 m (89 ft).[2] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 19,149.[3] The ward was the birthplace, home of national poet Shaaban bin Robert in Vibamba village and is also his final resting place at Machui village.
- ^ "Tanzania: Northern Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ "Tangasisi Elevation". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2022-06-01.