Makorora
Makorora
Kata ya Makorora (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Street scape in Makorora, the interior of Masjid As Salaam of Makorora, The facade of Masjid As Salaam in Makorora | |
| Coordinates: 5°5′11.76″S 39°6′36″E / 5.0866000°S 39.11000°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Tanga Region |
| District | Tanga City Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 16,664 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Digo & Segeju |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 21109 |
Makorora (Kata ya Makorora , in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Usagara and Ngamiani Kusini form the northern border of the ward. East of here is Mzingani. Mabawa ward is to the south. Msambweni is to the west. The ward covers an area of 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 18 m (59 ft). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 16,664.