Ndugumbi
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Ndugumbi
Kata ya Ndugumbi (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
 From top to bottom: Kota za Magomeni in Ndugumbi | |
| Nickname: Kionondoni's capital | |
  Ndugumbi | |
| Coordinates: 6°48′5.76″S 39°14′47.04″E / 6.8016000°S 39.2464000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
| District | Kinondoni District |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.315 km2 (0.508 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 46,134 |
| Demonym | Ndugumbian |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Zaramo |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 14104 |
Ndugumbi (Kata ya Ndugumbi in Swahili) is an administrative ward and district capital of the Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Tandale and Makumbusho ward border the ward to the north, Mzimuni to the east, Makurumla to the south and Manzese on the west. The last two being located in Ubungo District. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 46,134 people in the ward, from 36,841 in 2012.[1][2]
The Ndugumbi ward is home to the Kinondoni Municipal Office, The Office of the District Commissioner, and many other local government offices. Ndugumbi hosts the Magomeni health center and the Argentina markert.[3]
Demographics
The ward is the Zaramo people's ancestral home, much like the majority of the district. As the city grew throughout time, the ward became into a cosmopolitan ward.[4]
