Tungi, Kigamboni
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Tungi
Kata ya Tungi (Swahili) | |
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 From top to bottom: House in Tungi ward | |
 Interactive map of Tungi | |
| Coordinates: 6°50′17.16″S 39°19′14.88″E / 6.8381000°S 39.3208000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
| District | Kigamboni District |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 23,380 |
| Demonym | Tungian |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Zaramo |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 17103 |
Tungi (Kata ya Tungi, in Swahili) is an administrative ward of Kigamboni District in the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The Indian Ocean borders the ward to the east, Mjimwema and Vijibweni wards to the south, and Dar es Salaam harbor to the west. The ward is surrounded by Kigamboni ward to the north. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 23,380.[1]
Government
The postal code for Tungi Ward is 17103.[2] The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (Mitaa)/ Villages (Vitongoji):
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The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.The Tungi 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:
- Tungi Ward Police Station
- Tungi Ward Government Office (Afisa Mtendaji)
- Tungi Ward 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]