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Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. It is the capital of Pwani Region
Pwani Region
Pwani is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. Kibaha serves as the region's capital. The region is bordered to the North by the Tanga Region, to the East by Dar-es-Salaam and the Indian Ocean, to the South by the Lindi Region and to the West by the Morogoro Region...
. It is also one of the 6 districts of the Pwani Region. The district is bordered to the North by the Bagamoyo District
Bagamoyo District
Bagamoyo is one of the 6 districts of the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Tanga Region, to the West by the Morogoro Region, to the East by the Indian Ocean and to the South by the Kibaha District. The district capitol is at Bagamoyo.According to the 2002 Tanzania...
, to the East by Dar-es-Salaam, to the South by the Kisarawe District
Kisarawe
Kisarawe is one of the 6 districts of the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Kibaha District, to the East by the Mkuranga District, to the South by the Rufiji District and to the West by the Morogoro Region....
and to the West by the Morogoro Region
Morogoro Region
Morogoro Region is one of the regions of Tanzania. Its capital is Morogoro. It is bordered to the North by the Tanga Region, to the East by the Pwani and Lindi Regions, to the South by the Ruvuma Region and to the West by the Iringa and Dodoma Regions....
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According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Kibaha District was 132,045.http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/kibaha.htm
Wards
The Kibaha District is administratively divided into 9 wards:- Kibaha
- Kwala
- Magindu
- Maili Mmoja
- Mlandizi
- Ruvu
- Soga
- Tumbi
- Visiga