Parungu Kasera
Parungu Kasera
Kata ya Parungu Kasera (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Mkinga's capital | |
| Coordinates: 4°46′28.2″S 39°2′46.32″E / 4.774500°S 39.0462000°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Tanga Region |
| District | Mkinga District |
| Area | |
• Total | 201.9 km2 (78.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 4,560 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Digo people |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 21515 |
Parungu Kasera (Kata ya Parungu Kasera, in Swahili) is an administrative ward and district capital of the Mkinga District of the Tanga Region in Tanzania. North of the ward, Mwakijembe, Duga, and Sigaya form its borders. Moa and Manza wards form the eastern boundary of the ward. The wards of Mkinga and Doda are to the south. Bwiti ward is the final area to the west. According to the 2012 Census the ward had a population of 4,560.