Muheza is one of the eight districts of Tanga Region

Tanga Region

Tanga Region is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. The regional headquarters is in Tanga. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the region has a population of 1,642,015 people....

 in Tanzania

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 bordered to the north by Kenya

Kenya

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, to the east by the Tanga

Tanga, Tanzania

Tanga is both the name of the most northerly seaport city of Tanzania, and the surrounding Tanga Region. It is the Regional Headquarters of the region.With a population of 243,580 in 2002, Tanga is one of the largest cities in the country...

 and the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

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, to the south by the Pangani District

Pangani

Pangani is one of the eight districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Muheza District, to the East by the Indian Ocean, to the South by the Pwani Region and to the West by the Handeni District.The center is Pangani....

, and to the west by the Lushoto

Lushoto

Lushoto is one of the eight districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. It is bordered to the northeast by Kenya, to the east by the Muheza District, to the northwest by the Kilimanjaro Region and to the south by the Korogwe District.During the German colonial period from the 1890s to 1918 the area was...

 and Korogwe

Korogwe

Korogwe is a town in Tanzania, with a population of 44,000 in 2002. It is the main centre of Korogwe District, which is within the Tanga Region.- Overview :The town is the seat of the Anglican Diocese of Tanga, has a cathedral church, dedicated to St...

Districts.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Muheza District was 279,423.http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/muheza.htm

Wards

The Muheza District is administratively divided into 35 wards:

• Bwembwera
• Daluni
• Duga
• Gombero
• Kicheba
• Kigongoi
• Lusanga
• Kigombe
• Kilulu
• Kisiwani (English Meaning: on the island)
• Kwafungo
• Kwale
• Magila
• Magoroto
• Majengo (English Meaning: buildings)
• Manza
• Maramba
• Masuguru
• Mbaramo
• Mhinduro
• Misilai
• Misozwe
• Mkinga
• Mkuzi
• Moa
• Mtimbwane
• Mtindiro
• Mwakijembe
• Ngomeni
• Nkumba
• Pande
• Potwe
• Songa
• Tingeni
• Zirai

Sources

• Muheza District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census