Morogoro Urban District (Swahili: Wilaya ya Morogoro Mjini) is one of the six districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. It contains the city Morogoro, capital of the Morogoro Region, and no villages. Morogoro Urban District covers 260 square kilometres (100 sq mi).[1] It is bordered to the east and south by the Morogoro Rural District and to the north and west by Mvomero District
Morogoro Urban District
Wilaya ya Morogoro Mjini | |
|---|---|
 Morogoro Municipal of Morogoro Region | |
| Coordinates: 06°49′20″S 037°39′55″E / 6.82222°S 37.66528°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Morogoro Region |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 315,866 |
As of 2012[update], the population of the Morogoro Urban District was 315,866.[2]
Administrative subdivisions
editConstituencies
editFor parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Morogoro Urban District had four constituencies:[3]
- Morogoro-Kusini-Mashariki Constituency
- Morogoro Kusini Constituency
- Morogoro Mjini Constituency
- Mvomero Constituency[4]
Divisions
editMorogoro Urban District has six administrative division.[1]
Wards
editThe Morogoro Urban District is administratively divided into twenty nine wards:[2]
- Bigwa
- Boma (English Meaning: headquarters)
- Chamwino
- Kauzeni
- Kichangani
- Kihonda
- Kihonda Magorofani
- Kilakala (Luguru word meaning:Kilchoungua in SWAHILI)
- Kingo
- Kingolwira
- Kiwanja cha Ndege
- Luhungo
- Lukobe
- Mafiga
- Mafisa
- Magadu
- Mazimbu
- Mbuyuni
- Mindu
- Mji Kuu (English Meaning: center city)
- Mji Mpya (English Meaning: new city)
- Mkundi
- Mlimani (English Meaning: on the mountain)
- Mwembesongo
- Mzinga
- Sabasaba (English Meaning: 7/7 or July 7th)
- Sultan Area
- Tungi
- Uwanja wa Taifa
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b "Morogoro Region Socio-Economic Profile" (PDF). The Planning Commission, Dar es Salaam, and The Regional Commissioner's Office, Morogoro. 1997. Archived from the original (pdf) on 30 May 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ a b "2012 Population and Housing General Report: Morogoro: Urban". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.
- ^ "Organisations located in Morogoro Mjini District - Tanzania". African Development Information.
- ^ Note: the Mvomero Constituency is in Morogoro Urban District even though it is primarily for Mvomero District.