Mbezi
Mbezi (Kata ya Mbezi, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Mabwepande and Wazo of Kinondoni MC border the ward to the north. The ward is bordered to the east by the wards of Saranga and Goba. South of here is Msigani. The westernmost wards are Kwembe, Kibamba, Maili Moja, and Pangani, the latter two of Kibaha. The ward is home to the majority of Pande Game Reserve's area. The ward is named after the Mbezi River, which passes through it. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 73,414.
Mbezi
Kata ya Mbezi (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Magufuli Bus Terminus in Mbezi & T1 highway birdge on Mbezi border. | |
| Coordinates: 6°44′29.4″S 39°05′17.16″E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
| District | Ubungo District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.2 km2 (22.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 73,414 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Zaramo |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 16113 |
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