Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro

Mwanga District Wilaya ya Same (Swahili)
District
Wilaya ya Mwanga, Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro
Nickname:  "Home of the North Pare Mountains"
Mwanga District in Kilimanjaro Region 2022
Coordinates: 03°45′0″S 37°40′0.12″E / 3.75000°S 37.6667000°E / -3.75000; 37.6667000
Country	Tanzania
Region	Kilimanjaro Region
Capital	Mwanga
Area
• Total	1,831 km2 (707 sq mi)
Elevation	684 m (2,244 ft)
Highest elevation (Kindoroko Peak)	2,100 m (6,900 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	148,763
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym	Mwangan
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili
• Native	Pare & Chaga
Tanzanian Postal Code	255**
Website	District website

Mwanga is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. The district covers an area of 1,831 km² (707 sq mi),^[1] It is bordered to the northeast by Kenya, to the northwest by the Moshi Rural District, to the southwest by Simanjiro District of Manyara Region, and to the south by the Same District. Its administrative seat is the town of Mwanga. The tallest peak in the district is Kindoroko at 2,100m in the North Pare Mountains that are located entirely within the district. According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Mwanga District was 148,763.^[2][3]

Administrative subdivisions

Wards

The Mwanga District is administratively divided into 20 wards:

Notable people from Mwanga District

• Cleopa Msuya, 3rd Tanzanian Prime Minister

Sources

• 2002 Population and Housing Census Report - National Bureau of Statistics
• Mwanga District Homepage

References

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