Korogwe Town Council, Tanga

Korogwe Mjini
Wilaya ya Korogwe Mjini (Swahili)
Wilaya ya Korogowe Mjini, Mkoa wa Tanga
Streetview of Kilole Ward, Korogwe Town
Streetview of Kilole Ward, Korogwe Town
Nickname: 
City on the banks of Pangani
Korogwe Town in Tanga 2022
Korogwe Town in Tanga 2022
Coordinates: 5°9′39.6″S 38°27′12.96″E / 5.161000°S 38.4536000°E / -5.161000; 38.4536000
Country Tanzania
RegionTanga Region
CapitalMkata
Area
 • Total225.3 km2 (87.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total68,308
 • Density300/km2 (790/sq mi)
DemonymTown Korogwean
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • NativeSambaa, Bondei & Digo
Websitekorogwetc.go.tz

Korogwe Urban District (or Korogwe Town Council) is one of the eleven districts of the Tanga Region of Tanzania. The District covers an area of 225.3 km2 (87.0 sq mi).[1] Korogwe Urban District is bordered to the north by Korogwe Rural District and to the south by Handeni Rural District. The administrative capital of the district is Korogwe town. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Korogwe Urban District was 68,308.[2]

  1. ^ "Tanzania: Northern Zone(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Development Partners Group Tanzania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.