Pangani District
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| Pangani | |
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| Coordinates: 05°24′00″S 38°59′00″E / 5.4°S 38.9833333°ECoordinates: 05°24′00″S 38°59′00″E / 5.4°S 38.9833333°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Tanga Region |
| District Headquarters | Pangani |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Council |
| • District Commissioner | Ms Zipora Pangani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,019 km2 (393 sq mi) |
| • Water | 406 km2 (157 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 43,920 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Zigua | |
| • Makonde | |
| • Yao | |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+3) |
| Area code(s) | 027 |
| Website | tanga.go.tz |
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.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Pangani District was 44,107.[1]
[edit] 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
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