Kirare

Kirare
Kata ya Kirare (Swahili)
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Coordinates: 5°14′53.16″S 39°1′39.72″E / 5.2481000°S 39.0277000°E / -5.2481000; 39.0277000
Country Tanzania
RegionTanga Region
DistrictTanga City Council
Area
 • Total55.6 km2 (21.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total4,756
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • AncestralDigo & Segeju
Tanzanian Postal Code
21210

Kirare (Kata ya Kirare , in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Marungu forms the ward's northern boundary. Tongoni is to the east. Kigombe ward is in the south. The Muheza District ward of Ngomeni is to the west. The ward covers an area of 55.6 km2 (21.5 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 39 m (128 ft).[2] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 4,756.[3]

  1. ^ "Tanzania: Northern Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ "Kirare Elevation".
  3. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2022-04-30.