Makuburi
Kata ya Makuburi (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Street scene in Makuburi, Gas station in Makuburi & building in Makuburi | |
Coordinates: 6°48′22.32″S 39°12′7.56″E / 6.8062000°S 39.2021000°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
District | Ubungo District |
Area | |
• Total | 7.6 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 57,408 |
Ethnic groups | |
• Settler | Swahili |
• Ancestral | Zaramo |
Tanzanian Postal Code | 16106 |
Makuburi (Kata ya Makuburi, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Ubungo borders the ward on its northern side. The ward is bordered by Mabibo to the east. Kimanga and Tabata of Ilala MC are to the south. Kimara ward is to the west. The ward is home to the Benjamin Mkapa Export Processing Zone and the largest Tanzanian Army Base in Ubungo District. The ward is also the headquarters of the Tanzania Medicine and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 57,408.[1]