Mzizima
Kata ya Mzizima (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Landscape in Mzizima ward, Close up of Mzizima Hot Springs & Stream from Mzizima Hot Springs in Mzizima ward | |
Coordinates: 5°2′55.32″S 39°2′39.12″E / 5.0487000°S 39.0442000°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Tanga Region |
District | Tanga City Council |
Area | |
• Total | 56.2 km2 (21.7 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 11,570 |
Ethnic groups | |
• Settler | Swahili |
• Ancestral | Digo & Segeju |
Tanzanian Postal Code | 21202 |
Mzizima (Kata ya Mzizima , in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Mabokweni ward borders the ward on its northern side. To the east are Chumbageni and Tanga Bay. The ward of Kiomoni is to the south. The Gombero ward of Mkinga is to the west. The ward covers an area of 56.2 km2 (21.7 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 97 m (318 ft).[2] The Sigi River traverses through the ward into Tanga Bay. The ward is also home to the Mzizima Hot Springs also known as Galanos Hot Springs. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 11,570.[3]