Mwanga is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. The district covers an area of , It is bordered to the northeast by Kenya, to the northwest by the Moshi Rural District, to the southwest by Simanjiro District of Manyara Region, and to the south by the Same District. Its administrative seat is the town of Mwanga. The tallest peak in the district is Kindoroko at 2,100m in the North Pare Mountains that are located entirely within the district. According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Mwanga District was 148,763.
Administrative subdivisions Wards The Mwanga District is administratively divided into 20 wards:
Chomvu Jipe Kifula Kighare Kileo Kilomeni Kigonigoni
Kirongwe
Kwakoa Lang'ata Lembeni Msangeni
Mwanga Mwaniko Ngujini Shigatini Toloha Kivisini Mgagao
Notable people from Mwanga District Cleopa Msuya, 3rd Tanzanian Prime Minister
Sources 2002 Population and Housing Census Report - National Bureau of Statistics Mwanga District Homepage
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