Handeni Town Council, Tanga
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Handeni Mjini
Wilaya ya Handeni Mjini (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
| Wilaya ya Handeni Mjini, Mkoa wa Tanga | |
 View of Handeni Town from Kwediyamba Ward, Handeni Urban | |
| Nickname: Tanga's magicland | |
 Handeni Town in Tanga 2022 | |
| Coordinates: 5°25′24.96″S 38°1′33.96″E / 5.4236000°S 38.0261000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Tanga Region |
| Area | |
• District | 837.4 km2 (323.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• District | 108,968 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 108,968 |
| Demonym | Town Handenian |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Zigula |
| Website | handenitc |
Handeni Town Council also known as Handeni Urban District is one of the 11 districts of the Tanga Region of Tanzania.[2][3] The district covers an area of 837.4 km2 (323.3 sq mi).[4] The administrative capital of the district is Mdoe. Handeni Town District is bordered to the east by Handeni District and the west by Kilindi District.
Administrative subdivisions
[edit]As of 2012, Handeni Town Council was administratively divided into 12 wards.[5]
Wards
[edit]Transport
[edit]A paved secondary road connects Handeni with Korogwe in the northeast and Mkata in the southeast; both Korogwe and Mkata are on the T2 Trunk road from Dar es Salaam to Arusha.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de
- ^ Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tanzania: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "Tanzania: Northern Zone(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Development Partners Group Tanzania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Tanga Region Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
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