Muheza

Capital of Muheza District, Tanga Region
Capital of Muheza District in Tanga Region, Tanzania
Muheza
Mji wa Muheza (Swahili)
Capital of Muheza District
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Mosque in Muheza town at night, Veranda detail Muheza town
Nickname: 
Muheza's Muheza
05°10′26″S 38°47′15″E / 5.17389°S 38.78750°E / -5.17389; 38.78750
Country Tanzania
RegionTanga Region
DistrictMuheza District
Population
 (2022)
 • Total20,000
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili & Sambaa
 • AncestralBondei

Muheza (Mji wa Muheza, in Swahili) is a town and capital of Muheza District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania. In the Muheza district, the town covers five wards; Majengo ward to the east, Tanganyika ward to the north, Genge and Majengo ward to the east, and Kwemkabala ward to the west. [1] Paved trunk road T13 from Segera to the Kenyan border passes through Muheza town.[2] The town also has a station on the Tanga-Arusha Railway.

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities
  2. ^ "Tanga Region Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
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Muheza District
Capital: Muheza Town
Wards
  1. Amani
  2. Bwembwera
  3. Genge
  4. Kicheba
  5. Kigombe
  6. Kilulu
  7. Kisiwani
  8. Kwafungo
  9. Kwakifua
  10. Kwemkabala
  11. Lusanga
  12. Magila
  13. Magoroto
  14. Majengo
  15. Masuguru
  16. Mbaramo
  17. Mbomole
  18. Mhamba
  19. Misalai
  20. Misozwe
  21. Mkuzi
  22. Mlingano
  23. Mpapayu
  24. Mtindiro
  25. Ngomeni
  26. Nkumba
  27. Pande Darajani
  28. Potwe
  29. Songa
  30. Tanganyika
  31. Tingeni
  32. Tongwe
  33. Zirai
Native PeoplesRivers and LakesMajor Cities and Towns
  • Muheza
National Parks and Forest Reserves
Muheza Landmarks
  • Magoroto Forest Reserve
  • Kimbo Peak
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