Mkwaja

Mkwaja is an administrative ward in Pangani District of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 408 km² (158 sq mi),^[1] and has an average elevation of 37 m (121 ft).^[2] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 4,217.^[3] The name Mkwaja is derived after a Medieval Swahili city state on the coast of Mkwaja ward.^[4]

Mkwaja Kata ya Mkwaja (Swahili)
Ward
Kata ya Mkwaja, Wilaya ya Pangani
Mkwaja
Coordinates: 5°47′0″S 38°51′0″E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Tanga Region
District	Pangani District
Area
• Total	408 km2 (158 sq mi)
Elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	4,217
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili
• Ancestral	Zigua
Tanzanian Postal Code	21312

See also

• List of Swahili settlements of the East African coast

References

1. "Tanzania: Northern Tanzania(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
2. "Mkwaja elevation".
3. "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
4. James de Vere Allen. “Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement.” The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, Boston University African Studies Center, 1981, pp. 306–34, https://doi.org/10.2307/218047