Ubungo
Kata ya Ubungo (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Ubungo Plaza in Ubungo ward, Umemep Park in Ubungo ward, Interchange in Ubungo ward | |
Nickname: The University ward | |
Coordinates: 6°47′33″S 39°12′31.32″E / 6.79250°S 39.2087000°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
District | Ubungo District |
Area | |
• Total | 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 56,015 |
Ethnic groups | |
• Settler | Swahili |
• Ancestral | Zaramo |
Tanzanian Postal Code | 16103 |
Ubungo (Kata ya Ubungo, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Makongo and Sinza form the northern and eastern boundaries of the ward. Wards of Mabibo, Makuburi, and Kimara are to the south and west. The ward is home to the University of Dar es Salaam and Ubungo Thermal Power Station. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 56,015.[1]