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Kwemkabala

*Kata ya Kwemkabala* (Swahili)
Kwemkabala Kata ya Kwemkabala (Swahili)
Ward of Muheza District
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	Coordinates: 5°10′54.48″S 38°47′0.24″E / 5.1818000°S 38.7834000°E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Tanga Region
District	Muheza District
Area
• Total	3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	6,672
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili
• Ancestral	Bondei
Tanzanian Postal Code	21404

Kwemkabala (Kata ya Kwemkabala, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Muheza District of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The ward is part of the Muheza urban area. North of the ward, Mbaramo, Masuguru, and Magila form its borders. East of here is Majengo. Kilulu is to the south. Tingeni is in the west. The ward covers an area of 3.2 km² (1.2 sq mi),^[1] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 6,672.^[2]

Administration

The postal code for Kwemkabala Ward is 21404.^[3] The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (Mitaa):

Masimbani
Masuguru Kijijini
Mkwajuni

Ngwaru Kanisani
Ngwaru Kijini

Government

The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.The Kwemkabala Ward administration building houses a court as per the Ward Tribunal Act of 1988, including other vital departments for the administration the ward.^[4] The ward has the following administration offices:

Kwemkabala Police Station
Kwemkabala Government Office (Afisa Mtendaji)
Kwemkabala Tribunal (Baraza La Kata) is a Department inside Ward Government Office

In the local government system of Tanzania, the ward is the smallest democratic unit. Each ward is composed of a committee of eight elected council members which include a chairperson, one salaried officer (with no voting rights), and an executive officer. One-third of seats are reserved for women councillors.^[5]