Bushiri

Bushiri is an administrative ward in Pangani District of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 249 km² (96 sq mi),^[1] and has an average elevation of 55 m (180 ft).^[2] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 4,750.^[3] It is named in honor of Abushiri, a freedom fighter who led a revolt against the German colonizers of East Africa in 1888.^[4]

Bushiri Kata ya Bushiri (Swahili)
Ward
Kata ya Bushiri, Wilaya ya Pangani
Bushiri
Coordinates: 5°20′24.72″S 38°56′17.16″E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Tanga Region
District	Pangani District
Area
• Total	249 km2 (96 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	4,750
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili & Makonde
• Ancestral	Bondei & Zigua
Tanzanian Postal Code	21307

See also

• Abushiri revolt

References

1. "Tanzania: Northern Tanzania(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
2. "Bushiri Elevation".
3. "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
4. Pike, Charles. “History and Imagination: Swahili Literature and Resistance to German Language Imperialism in Tanzania, 1885-1910.” The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, Boston University African Studies Center, 1986, pp. 201–33, https://doi.org/10.2307/219426.