Hananasif
Kata ya Hananasif (Swahili) | |
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Coordinates: 6°47′42″S 39°16′8.4″E / 6.79500°S 39.269000°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
District | Kinondoni District |
Area | |
• Total | 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 37,115 |
Ethnic groups | |
• Settler | Swahili |
• Ancestral | Zaramo |
Tanzanian Postal Code | 14109 |
Hananasif also spelled, Hana Nasif (Kata ya Hananasif, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The ward is surrounded to the north by the wards of Kinondoni and Msasani. The ward is bordered to the east by Kivukoni and Upanga West of Ilala MC. The ward is bordered by Mwanayamala to the west and Magomeni to the south. The ward is home to the well-known Kinondoni Cemetery, where notable figures like Herman Lupogo, Steve Kabyumba, and Josina Machel are interred. The ward is home to the Embassy of Russia and the Embassy of Switzerland. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a population of 37,115.[1]