Mkuranga District, Pwani
Mkuranga District
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From top to bottom: lake Mweleni in Vikindu Forest Reserve of Mkuranga, Man processing coconut in Mkuranga & Coconut groves in Vikindu ward of Mkuranga District | |
| Nickname: Pwani's fertile coast | |
Mkuranga District in Pwani | |
| Coordinates: 7°7′0″S 39°12′0″E / 7.11667°S 39.20000°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Pwani Region |
| Named after | Mkuranga Town |
| Capital | Mkuranga |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,827 km2 (1,092 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th in Pwani |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 222,921 |
| • Rank | 1st in Pwani |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mkurangan |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Zaramo & Ndengereko |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Tanzanian Postcode | 615 |
| Website | Mkuranga District Council |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | Plain-backed sunbird |
| Fish | Freckled hawkfish |
| Mammal | Red forest duiker |
Mkuranga District Council (Swahili: Wilaya ya Mkuranga) is one of eight administrative districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of 2,827 km2 (1,092 sq mi). It is bordered to the north by Dar es Salaam's Kigamboni, Temeke and Ilala Districts. To the east by the Mafia Channel, to the south by Kibiti District, and to the west by Kisarawe District. The district is comparable in size to the land area of Samoa. The town of Mkuranga serves as its administrative capital. The district is home to the Vikindu Forest Reserve, one of last remaining East African coastal forests. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report the population of Mkuranga District were 243,062 people in the district, from 222,921 in 2012.