Makongo
Kata ya Makongo (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Building in Makongo ward | |
Coordinates: 6°45′27″S 39°11′42.72″E / 6.75750°S 39.1952000°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
District | Kinondoni District |
Area | |
• Total | 18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 43,796 |
Ethnic groups | |
• Settler | Swahili |
• Ancestral | Zaramo |
Tanzanian Postal Code | 14129 |
Makongo (Kata ya Makongo in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Kawe and Mikocheni wards form the ward's eastern boundary. The ward is bordered to the south by Kijitonyama, Sinza, Ubungo, and Kimara. The ward is surrounded by Saranga ward to the west. The ward is bordered to the north by the wards of Goba and Mbezi Juu. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 43,796.[1]