Mabawa

Mabawa
Kata ya Mabawa (Swahili)
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Coordinates: 5°5′59.64″S 39°6′7.92″E / 5.0999000°S 39.1022000°E / -5.0999000; 39.1022000
Country Tanzania
RegionTanga Region
DistrictTanga City Council
Area
  Total
5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
35,125
Ethnic groups
  SettlerSwahili
  AncestralDigo & Segeju
Tanzanian Postal Code
21110

Mabawa (Kata ya Mabawa , in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The ward is bounded to the north by the wards of Makorora and Msambweni. East of here is Mzingani. The Tangasisi ward is to the south. Duga ward is to the west. The ward covers an area of 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 19 m (62 ft). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 35,125.