Makorora

Makorora
Kata ya Makorora (Swahili)
From top to bottom:
Street scape in Makorora, the interior of Masjid As Salaam of Makorora, The facade of Masjid As Salaam in Makorora
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Coordinates: 5°5′11.76″S 39°6′36″E / 5.0866000°S 39.11000°E / -5.0866000; 39.11000
Country Tanzania
RegionTanga Region
DistrictTanga City Council
Area
 • Total
1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
16,664
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • AncestralDigo & Segeju
Tanzanian Postal Code
21109

Makorora (Kata ya Makorora , in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Usagara and Ngamiani Kusini form the northern border of the ward. East of here is Mzingani. Mabawa ward is to the south. Msambweni is to the west. The ward covers an area of 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 18 m (59 ft).[2] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 16,664.[3]

  1. ^ "Tanzania: Northern Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ "Makorora Elevation".
  3. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2022-05-01.