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Mkuranga
Pwani, Tanzania · Africa
About Mkuranga
Mkuranga sits on the route: 30 minutes from Vikindu.
Mkuranga is in Pwani, Tanzania, with about 28,000 people. The nearest town is Vikindu, about 16 km away.
Mkuranga District Council (Swahili: Wilaya ya Mkuranga) is one of eight administrative districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of 2,827 km2 (1,092 sq mi). It is bordered to the north by Dar es Salaam's Kigamboni, Temeke and Ilala Districts. To the east by the Mafia Channel, to the south byRead more
Kibiti District, and to the west by Kisarawe District. The district is comparable in size to the land area of Samoa. The town of Mkuranga serves as its administrative capital. The district is home to the Vikindu Forest Reserve, one of last remaining East African coastal forests. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report the population of Mkuranga District were 243,062 people in the district, from 222,921 in 2012.
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Mkuranga is in Pwani, Tanzania, about 16 km from Vikindu.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 28,037
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Tanzania
- Region
- Pwani
- Timezone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates
- -7.1180, 39.2078
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