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Korogwe Mjini Wilaya ya Korogwe Mjini (Swahili)
District
Wilaya ya Korogowe Mjini, Mkoa wa Tanga
Streetview of Kilole Ward, Korogwe Town
Nickname: City on the banks of Pangani
Korogwe Town in Tanga 2022
Coordinates: 5°9′39.6″S 38°27′12.96″E / 5.161000°S 38.4536000°E / -5.161000; 38.4536000
Country	Tanzania
Region	Tanga Region
Capital	Mkata
Area
• Total	225.3 km (87.0 sq mi)
Population
• Total	68,308
• Density	300/km (790/sq mi)
Demonym	Town Korogwean
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili
• Native	Sambaa, Bondei & Digo
Website	korogwetc.go.tz

Korogwe Urban District (or Korogwe Town Council) is one of the eleven districts of the Tanga Region of Tanzania. The District covers an area of 225.3 km (87.0 sq mi). Korogwe Urban District is bordered to the north by Korogwe Rural District and to the south by Handeni Rural District. The administrative capital of the district is Korogwe town. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Korogwe Urban District was 68,308.

Transport

Paved trunk road T2 from Dar es Salaam to Arusha passes through the district.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Korogwe Urban District was administratively divided into 8 wards.

Wards

1. Kilole
2. Kwamndolwa
3. Kwamsisi
4. Magunga
5. Manundu
6. Mtonga
7. Ngombezi
8. Old Korogwe

References

1. "Tanzania: Northern Zone(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
2. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Development Partners Group Tanzania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
3. "Tanga Region Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

• Districts of Tanga Region