Msongola
Kata ya Msongola (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Coconuts in Msongola ward, Sangara Secondary School in Msongola & road through Msongola ward | |
Nickname: Ilala's green ward | |
Coordinates: 6°58′19.92″S 39°10′33.24″E / 6.9722000°S 39.1759000°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
District | Ilala District |
Area | |
• Total | 57.98 km2 (22.39 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 81,646 |
Ethnic groups | |
• Settler | Swahili |
• Ancestral | Zaramo |
Tanzanian Postal Code | 12114 |
Msongola (Kata ya Msongola, in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipical Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Kivule and Chamazi border the ward to the north. By Chanika and Majohe to the west. Mkuranga and Tambani (Exclave) wards of the Mkuranga District of the Pwani Region border the ward on its southern side. The Main Tambani ward of Pwani Region's Mkuranga District borders the ward on the east. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 81,646.[1]