Mchafukoge
Mchafukoge (Kata ya Mchafukoge in Swahili) is an administrative ward and district capital of the Ilala district in the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. Kisutu and Kivukoni wards form the ward's northern boundary. The Dar es Salaam Harbor forms its eastern border. The Temeke District wards of Kurasini and Keko border it on the south. Kariakoo and Jangwani wards border the ward to the west. The ward is home to the Uhuru Monument, the Central Railway Station, and the headquarters for Tanzania Revenue Authority at Mapato House. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics reported there were 13,384 people in the ward, from 10,688 in 2012.
Mchafukoge
Kata ya Mchafukoge (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: from left, Tanzania Ports Authority Tower & PSSSF Twin towers. Uhuru Monument, a Dar es Salaam landmark located in the ward & Historic Dar es Salaam City Hall | |
Mchafukoge | |
| Coordinates: 6°49′39.72″S 39°15′34.56″E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
| District | Ilala District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.126 km2 (0.821 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 13,384 |
| Demonym | Mchafukogean |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Zaramo |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 11105 |
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