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'''Morogoro Urban District''' ({{lang-sw|Wilaya ya Morogoro Mjini}}) is one of the six [[Districts of Tanzania|districts]] of the [[Morogoro Region]] of [[Tanzania]]. It contains the city [[Morogoro]], capital of the Morogoro Region, and no villages. Morogoro Urban District covers {{Convert|260|sqkm|sqmi|0}}.<ref name="Morogoro-profile">{{Cite web|title=Morogoro Region Socio-Economic Profile|date=1997|publisher=The Planning Commission, Dar es Salaam, and The Regional Commissioner's Office, Morogoro|format=pdf|url=http://www.tzonline.org/pdf/Morogoro.pdf|archiveurl= |
'''Morogoro Urban District''' ({{lang-sw|Wilaya ya Morogoro Mjini}}) is one of the six [[Districts of Tanzania|districts]] of the [[Morogoro Region]] of [[Tanzania]]. It contains the city [[Morogoro]], capital of the Morogoro Region, and no villages. Morogoro Urban District covers {{Convert|260|sqkm|sqmi|0}}.<ref name="Morogoro-profile">{{Cite web|title=Morogoro Region Socio-Economic Profile|date=1997|publisher=The Planning Commission, Dar es Salaam, and The Regional Commissioner's Office, Morogoro|format=pdf|url=http://www.tzonline.org/pdf/Morogoro.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040530191242/http://www.tzonline.org/pdf/Morogoro.pdf|archivedate=30 May 2004|url-status=dead|access-date=3 September 2012}}</ref> It is bordered to the east and south by the [[Morogoro Rural District]] and to the north and west by [[Mvomero District]] |
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{{As of|2012}}, the population of the Morogoro Urban District was 315,866.<ref name="Census-2002-Moro">{{Cite web|title=2012 Population and Housing General Report: Morogoro: Urban|url=http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/morogorourban.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040320132556/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/morogorourban.htm|archivedate=20 March 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Administrative subdivisions== |
==Administrative subdivisions== |
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===Divisions=== |
===Divisions=== |
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Morogoro Urban District has |
Morogoro Urban District has six administrative division.<ref name="Morogoro-profile" /> |
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===Wards=== |
===Wards=== |
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The Morogoro Urban District is administratively divided into |
The Morogoro Urban District is administratively divided into twenty nine [[Administrative divisions of Tanzania#Wards|wards]]:<ref name="Census-2002-Moro" /> |
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* Bigwa |
* Bigwa |
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* Boma (English Meaning: ''headquarters'') |
* Boma (English Meaning: ''headquarters'') |
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* Chamwino |
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* Kauzeni |
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* Kichangani |
* Kichangani |
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* Kihonda |
* Kihonda |
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* Kihonda Magorofani |
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* Kilakala |
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* Kilakala (Luguru word meaning:''Kilchoungua in SWAHILI'') |
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* Kingo |
* Kingo |
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* Kingolwira |
* Kingolwira |
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* Kiwanja cha Ndege |
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* Luhungo |
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* Lukobe |
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* Mafiga |
* Mafiga |
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* Mafisa |
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* Magadu |
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* Mazimbu |
* Mazimbu |
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* Mbuyuni |
* Mbuyuni |
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* Mindu |
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* Mji Kuu (English Meaning: ''center city'') |
* Mji Kuu (English Meaning: ''center city'') |
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* Mji Mpya (English Meaning: ''new city'') |
* Mji Mpya (English Meaning: ''new city'') |
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* Mkundi |
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* Mlimani (English Meaning: ''on the mountain'') |
* Mlimani (English Meaning: ''on the mountain'') |
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* Mwembesongo |
* Mwembesongo |
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* Sabasaba (English Meaning: ''7/7'' or ''July 7th'') |
* Sabasaba (English Meaning: ''7/7'' or ''July 7th'') |
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* Sultan Area |
* Sultan Area |
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* Tungi |
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* Uwanja wa Ndege (English Meaning: ''airport'') |
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* Uwanja wa Taifa |
* Uwanja wa Taifa |
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==See also== |
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*[[Mazimbu Graves]] |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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{{Districts of Morogoro}} |
{{Districts of Morogoro}} |
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[[Category:Districts of |
[[Category:Districts of Morogoro Region]] |
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[[Category:Morogoro Region]] |
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[[it:Distretto Urbano di Morogoro]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:57, 21 June 2022
Morogoro Urban District
Wilaya ya Morogoro Mjini | |
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![]() Morogoro Municipal of Morogoro Region | |
Coordinates: 06°49′20″S 037°39′55″E / 6.82222°S 37.66528°E | |
Land | ![]() |
Region | Morogoro Region |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 315,866 |
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
As of 2012[update], the population of the Morogoro Urban District was 315,866.[2]
Administrative subdivisions
[edit]Constituencies
[edit]For 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
[edit]Morogoro Urban District has six administrative division.[1]
Wards
[edit]The 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
[edit]Notes
[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.