Mtegani
Kata ya Mtegani (Swahili) | |
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  From top to bottom: Metepe fisherman at Makunduchi beach & rocks on beach in Makunduchi, Mtegani ward | |
  Mtegani | |
| Coordinates: 6°24′14.76″S 39°33′5.04″E / 6.4041000°S 39.5514000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Unguja South Region |
| District | Kusini District |
| Headquarters | Kiongoni |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.187 km2 (5.092 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 3,156 |
| Demonym | Mtenganian |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Hadimu |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 72103 |
Mtegani (Kata ya Mtegani in Swahili) is an administrative ward in the Kusini District of the Unguja South Region in Tanzania. The ward is bordered by Kajengwa ward to the north, Mzuri ward to the south. Kizimkazi ward borders the ward to the west and the Indian Ocean to the east. Because former wards Kiongoni and Kijini were combined to form Mtengani ward, the ward covers an area of 13.187 km2 (5.092 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 31 m (102 ft).[2] The ward administers the southern half of the town of Makunduchi. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 3,156.[3]
- ^ "Mtengani Population Page".
- ^ "Mtegani, Kusini Elevation".
- ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2023-05-15.