Msasani

Msasani
Kata ya Msasani (Swahili)
From top to bottom:
tanzanite Bridge crossing from Msasani to Kivukoni ward, Restaurant in Msasani & Shoreline in Msasani
Coordinates: 6°44′50.64″S 39°16′54.12″E / 6.7474000°S 39.2817000°E / -6.7474000; 39.2817000
Country Tanzania
RegionDar es Salaam Region
DistrictKinondoni District
Area
  Total
11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
48,920
Ethnic groups
  SettlerSwahili
  AncestralZaramo
Tanzanian Postal Code
14111

Msasani (Kata ya Msasani, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The ward is bordered to the north and east by the Indian Ocean. Kinondoni, Hananasif and Kivukoni ward of Ilala MC border the ward to the south. Lastly, Mikocheni and Kawe to the west. Msasani is named after Medieval Swahili settlement that used to exist in the ward. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a population of 48,920.