Boma, Mkinga
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Kata ya Boma (Swahili) | |
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  Boma | |
| Coordinates: 4°52′41.4″S 39°12′2.52″E / 4.878167°S 39.2007000°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Tanga Region |
| District | Mkinga District |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 2,587 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Digo & Segeju |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 21514 |
Boma (Kata ya Boma, in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Mkinga District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania. The ward covers a peninsula surrounded by the Pemba Channel on the east and Manza Bay on the west. The Manza and Moa wards are attached to the ward to the west. According to the 2012 Census the ward had a population of 2,587.[1]
Government
The postal code for Boma Ward is 21514.[2] The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (Mitaa):
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The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.The Boma Ward administration building houses a court as per the Ward Tribunal Act of 1988, including other vital departments for the administration the ward.[3] The ward has the following administration offices:
- Boma Police Station
- Boma Government Office (Afisa Mtendaji)
- Boma Tribunal (Baraza La Kata) is a Department inside Ward Government Office
In the local government system of Tanzania, the ward is the smallest democratic unit. Each ward is composed of a committee of eight elected council members which include a chairperson, one salaried officer (with no voting rights), and an executive officer. One-third of seats are reserved for women councillors.[4]
