Moa, Mkinga

Moa
Kata ya Moa (Swahili)
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Moa
Coordinates: 4°46′6.96″S 39°10′20.64″E / 4.7686000°S 39.1724000°E / -4.7686000; 39.1724000
Country Tanzania
RegionTanga Region
DistrictMkinga District
Area
  Total
26.1 km2 (10.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
4,339
Ethnic groups
  SettlerSwahili
  AncestralDigo & Segeju
Tanzanian Postal Code
21517

Moa (Kata ya Moa, in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Mkinga District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania. The north-eastern ward is formed by the Pemba Channel. The wards of Manza and Boma are to the south. The Sigaya and Parungu Kasera wards are to the west, and Mayomboni ward is to the north. According to the 2012 Census the ward had a population of 4,339