Kibata

Kibata
Kata ya Kibata (Swahili)
Kata ya Kibata, Wilaya ya Kilwa
Kibata
Coordinates: 8°28′0.12″S 38°58′59.88″E / 8.4667000°S 38.9833000°E / -8.4667000; 38.9833000
Country Tanzania
RegionLindi Region
DistrictKilwa District
SeatKibata Village
Area
  Total
139.5 km2 (53.9 sq mi)
Elevation
415 m (1,362 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
8,730
  Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
  SettlerSwahili
  NativeMatumbi
Tanzanian Postal Code
65421

Kibata is an administrative ward in Kilwa District of Lindi Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 139.5 km2 (53.9 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 415 m (1,362 ft). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 8,730. The ward seat is Kibata village. The ward is was the first place the Matumbi attacked the akida seat and killed a German settler sparking the Maji Maji Revolt of 1905.