Pangani
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Pangani 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 the Muheza District
Muheza
Muheza is one of the eight districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Kenya, to the east by the Tanga and the Indian Ocean, to the south by the Pangani District, and to the west by the Lushoto and Korogwe Districts....

, to the East by the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
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, to the South by the 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...

 and to the West by the Handeni District
Handeni
Handeni is one of the eight districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. It is bordered to the west by the Kilindi District, to the north by the Korogwe District, to the east by the Pangani District, and to the south by the Pwani Region...

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The center is Pangani
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....

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According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Pangani District was 44,107.http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/pangani.htm

Wards

The Pangani District is administratively divided into 13 wards:
  • Bushiri
  • Bweni
  • Kimanga
  • Kipumbwi
  • Madanga
  • Mikunguni
  • Mkalamo
  • Mkwaja
  • Mwera
  • Pangani Magharibi (West)
  • Pangani Mashariki (East)
  • Tungamaa
  • Ubangaa

Sources

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