Somangila
Kata ya Somangila (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Houses in Somangila, Historic Mbuamaji located in Somangila & horses near the ocean in Gezaulole next to Mbuamaji | |
Nickname: Kigamboni's seat | |
Coordinates: 6°53′42.72″S 39°28′46.92″E / 6.8952000°S 39.4797000°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
District | Kigamboni District |
Area | |
• Total | 106.3 km2 (41.0 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 19,283 |
Demonym | Somagilan |
Ethnic groups | |
• Settler | Swahili |
• Ancestral | Zaramo |
Tanzanian Postal Code | 17102 |
Somangila (Kata ya Somangila, in Swahili) is an administrative ward and district capital of the Kigamboni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The Indian Ocean borders the ward to the north, Kimbiji to the south and Kisarawe II on the southwest. The ward is home to Mbuamaji and Mbutu Bandarini historic sites. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 19,283.[1]