Gangilonga
Gangilonga
Kata ya Gangilonga | |
|---|---|
  Gangilonga Location of Gangilonga  Gangilonga Gangilonga (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 7°45′58″S 35°41′42″E / 7.766°S 35.695°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Iringa Region |
| District | Iringa Urban District |
| Established | 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.557 km2 (2.146 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,703 m (5,587 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,599 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EAT |
| Postcode[2] | 51108 |
| Area code | 027 |
Gangilonga is an administrative ward in the located in Iringa Urban District of the Iringa Region of Tanzania. The ward covers and area of 5.557 square kilometres (2.146 sq mi) with an altitude of 1,703 metres (5,587 ft).[3][4]
In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 10,044 people in the ward, from 9,599 in 2012.[1]: 89 [5]: 107
It borders Kihesa Ward and Mtwivila ward at the South, Ruaha ward at the South West, Makorongoni ward at the West and Miyomboni Kitanzini at the North West. Gangilonga ward has four Public Primary schools instructed in Kiswahili namely Wilolesi Primary School, Lugalo Primary School, Sabasaba Primary School, Gangilonga Primary School and one Public Primary School named Mapinduzi Primary School which is instructed in English. Regardless of having 10 streets, Gangilonga has only one dispensary located at Sabasaba street and no police post. Gangilonga ward is a home of famous large stone known as Gangilonga stone “Jiwe Gangilonga” which is now a Tourism Facility managed by the Tanzania Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism.
Villages / vitongoji
[edit]The ward has 9 neighborhoods.[2]
- FFU
- Gangilonga
- Kichangani
- Kilimani
- Kinondoni
- Lugalo A
- Lugalo B
- Sabasaba
- Wilolesi
References
[edit]- ^ a b 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Iringa Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "GANGILONGA Urban Ward in Southern Highlands". City Population (in English and German). Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ Arnett, Daniel. "Gangilonga, Iringa Urban, Tanzania". Elevation Map. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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