Pwani Region

For the province in Kenya known as "Pwani" in Swahili, see Coast Province.

Location of Pwani Region in Tanzania

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. The word "pwani" in Swahili means "coast".

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Pwani Region was 889,154. [1]

Districts

Pwani Region's Districts

The Pwani Region contains 6 district:

District	Capital	Area km²	Population (2002)[1]
Bagamoyo	Bagamoyo	9.842	230.164	16 wards: Chalinze, Dunda, Kibindu, Kiromo, Kiwangwa, Lugoba, Magomeni, Mbwewe, Miono, Mkange, Msata, Talawanda, Ubenazomozi, Vigwaza, Yombo, Zinga
Kibaha	Kibaha	1.812	132.045	9 wards: Kibaha, Kwala, Magindu, Maili Mmoja, Mlandizi, Ruvu, Soga, Tumbi, Visiga
Kisarawe	Kisarawe	4.464	95.614	15 wards: Cholesamvula, Kibuta, Kiluvya, Kisarawe, Kuruhi, Mafinzi, Maneromango, Marui, Marumbo, Masaki, Msanga, Msimbu, Mzenga, Vihingo, Vikumbulu
Rufiji	Utete	13,339	203.102	19 wards: Bungu, Chumbi, Ikwiriri, Kibiti, Kiongoroni, Mahege, Maparoni, Mbuchi, Mbwara, Mchukwi, Mgomba, Mkongo, Mtunda, Mwaseni, Ngorongo, Ruaruke, Salale, Umwe, Utete,
Mkuranga	Mkuranga	2.432	187.428	15 wards: Bupu, Kimanzichana, Kisiju, Kitomondo, Lukanga, Magawa, Mbezi, Mkamba, Mkuranga, Mwalusembe, Nyamato, Panzuo, Shungubweni, Tambani, Vikindu
Mafia	Kilindoni	518	40.801	7 wards: Baleni, Jibondo, Kanga, Kilindoni, Kirongwe, Kiegeani, Mibulani
Region Pwani	Kibaha	32.407	889.154	81 wards

Education

Secondary (high) schools operated by the Ministry of Education in Pwani region include:

• Kibaha Secondary School (Kibaha District)
• Kibiti Secondary School (Rufiji District)
• Minaki Secondary School (Kisarawe District)--This school was established in Kisarawe in 1925, as St. Andrews College. Prior to that, it traces its history back to Kiungani in Zanzibar, established in 1869. [2]

Note that Minaki School as of 2010 has a partnership with Imberhorne School East Grinsted, in the U.K. [3]

References

1. ^ 2002 population and housing census: general report‎. Tanzania. Ofisi ya Taifa ya Takwimu. Central Census Office, Tanzania. Ofisi ya Rais. Planning and Privatization, 2003, S. 67

Sources

• Pwani Region Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census
• The Story of Minaki by P M Libaba; Second edition 2005, with additions by Peter White. Printed by Imberhorne School East Grinstead: 71 pp. £2. Cited in: Tanzanian Affairs; Issue 63, Reviews; 01 Jan 2006.
• BBC World Class--Africa--Tanzania

Coordinates: 7°00′S 39°00′E / 7°S 39°E / -7; 39