Handeni Town Council, Tanga

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Handeni Town Council
District
Location within Tanga Region (red)
Location within Tanga Region (red)
CountryTanzania
RegionTanga Region
CapitalHandeni
Government
 • TypeTown Council
Time zoneGMT + 3

Handeni Town Council (or Handeni Urban District) is a district of the Tanga Region of Tanzania.[1][2] The administrative capital of the district is Handeni town.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Handeni Town Council was administratively divided into 12 wards.[3]

Wards

  • Chanika
  • Kideleko
  • Konje
  • Kwamagome
  • Kwediyamba
  • Kwenjugo
  • Mabanda
  • Malezi
  • Mdoe
  • Mlimani
  • Msasa
  • Vibaoni

Transport

A paved secondary road connects Handeni with Korogwe in the northeast and Mkata in the southeast; both Korogwe and Mkata are on the T2 Trunk road from Dar es Salaam to Arusha.[4]

References

  1. ^ Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Tanzania: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Development Partners Group Tanzania. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Tanga Region Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 8 August 2019.