Ubungo District, Dar es Salaam

Ubungo District Halimashauri ya Manispaa ya Ubungo (Swahili)
District of Dar es Salaam
From top to bottom: scene in Ubungo ward, PSSSF Complex towers in Sinza & MAC store inside Mlimani city Mall in Ubungo ward
Nickname:  The Crossroads district
Ubungo District in Dar
Coordinates: 6°47′20″S 39°12′20″E / 6.78889°S 39.20556°E / -6.78889; 39.20556
Country	Tanzania
Region	Dar es Salaam Region
Named for	Ubungo village
Capital	Kwembe
Area
• Total	269.4 km2 (104.0 sq mi)
• Rank	4th in Dar
Highest elevation (Kwembe)	225 m (738 ft)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	1,086,912
• Rank	3rd in Dar
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Ubungoan
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili
• Native	Zaramo
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Tanzanian Postcode	161
Website	Official website
Symbols of Tanzania
Bird	white-browed robin chat
Fish	Red-spot barb
Mammal	Tanzanian woolly bat

Ubungo District, officially the, Ubungo Municipal Council (Halimashauri ya Manispaa ya Ubungo, in Swahili) is one of five districts of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The Kinondoni District and Kibaha of the Pwani Region border the district to the north; the Kisarawe District of Pwani Region borders it to the west; and the Ilala District borders the it to the south and east. The district covers an area of 269.4 km² (104.0 sq mi).^[2] The district is comparable in size to the land area of St. Kitts and Nevis.^[3] The administrative seat is Kwembe. The district is home to the University of Dar es Salaam, The Magufuli Bus Terminal, the largest in the country, and Pande Game Reserve the largest protected land area in Dar es Salaam Region. In addition, the district is home to the largest natural gas powered power station, the Ubungo Thermal Power Station and the headquarters of the Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO). The 2022 census states the population of the district as 1,086,912.^[4]