Upanga West
Kata ya Upanga Magharibi (Swahili) | |
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  From top to bottom: UN Ave next to Jangwani ward in Upanga West & Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences | |
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| Coordinates: 6°48′19.8″S 39°16′25.68″E / 6.805500°S 39.2738000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
| District | Ilala District |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 13,476 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili & Indians |
| • Ancestral | Zaramo |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 11103 |
Upanga West (Kata ya Upanga Magharibi, in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipical Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Hananasif of Kinondoni is the northern boundary of the ward. Upanga East borders the ward on the east, and Mchikichini, Mzimuni, and Jangwani border it on the south. Magomeni of Kinondoni, borders the ward to the west. The ward is home to the largest hospital in the country, Muhimbili Hospital. The ward is also home of the Union Sports Club. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 13,476.[1]
- ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2021-11-19.