Kijichi

Kijichi (Kata ya Kijichi, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in the Temeke district of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The ward is bounded to the north by the Indian Ocean, the Mtoni ward, and the Vijibweni ward in the Kigamboni District. Kibada ward and Toangoma ward, both in the Kigamboni District, border it on the east. The wards of Mbagala Kuu and Azimio border Kijichi to the west. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 69,195.

Kijichi
Kata ya Kijichi (Swahili)
Ward of Temeke District
From top to bottom:
Kilwa road through Kijichi ward & High income homes in Kijichi & street in Kijichi
Coordinates: 6°53′33″S 39°17′0.96″E
Country Tanzania
RegionDar es Salaam Region
DistrictTemeke District
Area
  Total11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total69,195
DemonymKijichi
Ethnic groups
  SettlerSwahili
  AncestralZaramo
Tanzanian Postal Code
15129
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