Korogwe

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Tanga Region's Districts
Tanga Region's Districts
St Michael's Cathedral, Korogwe
St Michael's Cathedral, Korogwe

Korogwe is a town in Tanzania, with a population of 44,000 in 2002. It is the main centre of Korogwe District, which is within the Tanga Region.

Korogwe is a road and rail junction, where the routes from Tanga link those from Dar-es-Salaam to the northern cities of Arusha and Moshi.

The town is the seat of the Anglican Diocese of Tanga, has a cathedral church, dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels, and also a teacher training college and a number of secondary schools.

The district is drained by tributaries of the Pangani river.

Korogwe District, according to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, had a population of 261,004.[1] It is bordered to the North by the Lushoto District, to the East by the Muheza District, to the South by the Handeni District and to the West by the Kilimanjaro Region.

[edit] Wards

The Korogwe District is administratively divided into 20 wards:

  • Bungu
  • Chekelei
  • Dindira
  • Kizara
  • Kerenge
  • Korogwe
  • Kwagunda
  • Kwamndolwa
  • Lutindi
  • Magoma
  • Makuyuni
  • Mashewa
  • Mazinde
  • Mkalamo
  • Mkomazi
  • Mombo
  • Msambiazi
  • Mnyuzi
  • Ngombezi
  • Vugiri

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Districts of Tanga Region, Tanzania

Handeni • Kilindi • Korogwe • Lushoto • Muheza • Pangani • Tanga

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Coordinates: 5°09′S 38°29′E

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