Kwale, Mkinga
Kwale
Kata ya Kwale (Swahili) | |
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| Coordinates: 4°57′47.52″S 39°8′22.92″E / 4.9632000°S 39.1397000°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Tanga Region |
| District | Mkinga District |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 2,430 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Digo people |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 21512 |
Kwale (Kata ya Kwale, in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Mkinga District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania.The ward also oversees Kwale Island. The Manza and Doda wards border the ward to the north. The Pemba Channel is located to the east. Chongoleani of Tanga CC is to the south, and Mtimbwani is to the west. According to the 2012 Census the ward had a population of 2,430