Msasani
Kata ya Msasani (Swahili) | |
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   From top to bottom: tanzanite Bridge crossing from Msasani to Kivukoni ward, Restaurant in Msasani & Shoreline in Msasani | |
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| Coordinates: 6°44′50.64″S 39°16′54.12″E / 6.7474000°S 39.2817000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
| District | Kinondoni District |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 48,920 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Zaramo |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 14111 |
Msasani (Kata ya Msasani, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The ward is bordered to the north and east by the Indian Ocean. Kinondoni, Hananasif and Kivukoni ward of Ilala MC border the ward to the south. Lastly, Mikocheni and Kawe to the west. Msasani is named after Medieval Swahili settlement that used to exist in the ward.[1] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a population of 48,920.[2]
- ^ de Vere Allen, James (1981). "Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 14 (2): 306–334. doi:10.2307/218047. JSTOR 218047.
- ^ "Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 17 October 2021.