Ngonga

Ngonga is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. The village is on Lake Nyasa by the Songwe River that forms the Tanzania and Malawi border, and thirty minute drive from the border crossing in Kasumulu. The ward covers an area of 339.4 square kilometres (131.0 sq mi) with an average elevation of 482 metres (1,581 ft).^[1][2]

Country Tanzania

Established1984

Elevation

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482 m (1,581 ft)

Time zoneEAT

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Ngonga Kata ya Ngonga
Ward
Ngonga Location of Ngonga
Coordinates: 9.666°S 33.92°E / -9.666; 33.92
Country	Tanzania
Region	Mbeya Region
District	Kyela
Ward	Ngonga
Established	1984
Government
• Type	Council
Area [1]
• Total	339.4 km2 (131.0 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	482 m (1,581 ft)
Population  (2016)[3]: 96
• Total	9,159
• Density	26.99/km2 (69.89/sq mi)
Time zone	EAT
Postcode[4]	53706
Area code	025
Website	District Website

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In 2016 reports there were 9,159 people in the ward, from 8,310 in 2012, and 7,572 in 2002. The ward has 27 inhabitants per square kilometre (70/sq mi).^{[3]: 96 [5]: 114 [6]}