Handeni Town Council, Tanga

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Handeni Town Council also known as Handeni Urban District is one of the 11 districts of the Tanga Region of Tanzania.[2][3] The district covers an area of 837.4 km2 (323.3 sq mi).[4] The administrative capital of the district is Mdoe. Handeni Town District is bordered to the east by Handeni District and the west by Kilindi District.

Handeni Mjini
Wilaya ya Handeni Mjini (Swahili)
Wilaya ya Handeni Mjini, Mkoa wa Tanga
View of Handeni Town from Kwediyamba Ward, Handeni Urban
View of Handeni Town from Kwediyamba Ward, Handeni Urban
Nickname: 
Tanga's magicland
Handeni Town in Tanga 2022
Handeni Town in Tanga 2022
Coordinates: 5°25′24.96″S 38°1′33.96″E / 5.4236000°S 38.0261000°E / -5.4236000; 38.0261000
Country Tanzania
RegionTanga Region
Area
 • District837.4 km2 (323.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • District108,968
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
 • Urban
108,968
DemonymTown Handenian
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • AncestralZigula
Websitehandenitc.go.tz

Administrative subdivisions

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As of 2012, Handeni Town Council was administratively divided into 12 wards.[5]

Wards

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  1. Chanika
  2. Kideleko
  3. Konje
  4. Kwamagome
  5. Kwediyamba
  6. Kwenjugo
  7. Mabanda
  8. Malezi
  9. Mdoe
  10. Mlimani
  11. Msasa
  12. Vibaoni

Transport

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A paved secondary road connects Handeni with Korogwe in the northeast and Mkata in the southeast; both Korogwe and Mkata are on the T2 Trunk road from Dar es Salaam to Arusha.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de
  2. ^ Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Tanzania: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "Tanzania: Northern Zone(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  5. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Development Partners Group Tanzania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Tanga Region Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 8 August 2019.