Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro
District of Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
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Mwanga is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. The district covers an area of 1,831 km2 (707 sq mi),[1] It is bordered to the northeast by Kenya, to the northwest by the Moshi Rural District, to the southwest by Simanjiro District of Manyara Region, and to the south by the Same District. Its administrative seat is the town of Mwanga. The tallest peak in the district is Kindoroko at 2,100m in the North Pare Mountains that are located entirely within the district. According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Mwanga District was 148,763.[2][3]
Mwanga District
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| Wilaya ya Mwanga, Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro | |
| Nickname: "Home of the North Pare Mountains" | |
Mwanga District in Kilimanjaro Region 2022 | |
| Coordinates: 03°45′0″S 37°40′0.12″E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Kilimanjaro Region |
| Capital | Mwanga |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,831 km2 (707 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 684 m (2,244 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Kindoroko Peak) | 2,100 m (6,900 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 148,763 |
| • Density | 81.25/km2 (210.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mwangan |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Pare & Chaga |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 255** |
| Website | District website |
Administrative subdivisions
Notable people from Mwanga District
- Cleopa Msuya, 3rd Tanzanian Prime Minister
