Bagamoyo District, Pwani
Bagamoyo District Council (Wilaya ya Bagamoyo, in Swahili) is one of eight administrative districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of 945 km2 (365 sq mi). The district is surrounded by the Chalinze District to the north and west, the Zanzibar Channel to the east, the Kibaha District to the south, and the Kinondoni District to the south-east in the Dar es Salaam Region. The district is comparable in size to the land area of Turks and Caicos Islands. The district capital is at Bagamoyo. 1n 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 106,484 people in the district, from 311,740 in 2012, of which 97,660 where in current district wards. The decrease being from splitting of the district and creation of the Chalinze District in 2015.
Bagamoyo District
Wilaya ya Bagamoyo (Swahili) | |
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District of Pwani | |
From top to bottom: View of Bagamoyo Bay, Old Arab Teahouse in Bagamoyo Town and ruins of Kaole, a National Historic Site in Bagamoyo District | |
| Nickname: Historic Pwani | |
Bagamoyo District in Pwani | |
| Coordinates: 6°20′12″S 38°23′38″E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Pwani Region |
| Named for | Bagamoyo Town |
| Capital | Bagamoyo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 945 km2 (365 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th in Pwani |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 205,478 |
| • Rank | 8th in Pwani |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Zaramo |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Tanzanian Postcode | 613 |
| Website | Bagamoyo District Council |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | White-faced whistling duck |
| Fish | Indo-Pacific sergeant |
| Mammal | Yellow-winged bat |