Kitongoni

Kitongoni
Kata ya Kitongoni (Swahili)
Ward
Kata ya Kitongoni, Wilaya ya Kigoma-Ujiji
Old cobble street in Kitongoni Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji
Old cobble street in Kitongoni Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji
Kitongoni is located in Tanzania
Kitongoni
Kitongoni
Coordinates: 4°54′41.4″S 29°39′28.56″E / 4.911500°S 29.6579333°E / -4.911500; 29.6579333
CountryTanzania
RegionKigoma Region
DistrictKigoma-Ujiji District
Area
 • Total
1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation
773 m (2,536 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]: 123 
 • Total
7,675
 • Density6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Tanzanian Postal Code
47107
Old Building in Kitongoni Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji
Old Mosque in Kitongoni Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji
Old Nyerere House in Kitongoni Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji
Nyerere House Plank in Kitongoni Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji

Kitongoni is an administrative ward in Kigoma-Ujiji District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 773 m (2,536 ft).[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 7,675 people in the ward, from 6,973 in 2012.[1]: 123 [4]: 150 

Villages / neighborhoods

The ward has 5 neighborhoods.[5]

  • Kabondo
  • Kawawa
  • Mnazi Mmoja
  • Rutale
  • Wafipa

References

  1. ^ a b 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2016-04-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  2. ^ "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. ^ "Kitongoni Elevation".
  4. ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2013-03-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  5. ^ "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.


Stub icon

This Kigoma Region location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.