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Coordinates: 5°37′0.12″S 38°53′3.12″E / 5.6167000°S 38.8842000°E / -5.6167000; 38.8842000
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'''Kipumbwi''' is an administrative ward in [[Pangani District]] of [[Tanga Region]] in [[Tanzania]]. The ward covers an area of {{cvt|235|km2}},<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/northern/admin/|title=Tanzania: Northern Tanzania(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}</ref> and has an average elevation of {{cvt|23|m}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elevationmap.net/kipumbwi-pangani-tz-1012576115|title=Kipumbwi elevation}}</ref> According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 5,333.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf|title=2012 Population and Housing Census General Report|publisher=Government of [[Tanzania]]|accessdate=2021-12-31}}</ref> Kipumbwi is named after a Medieval [[Swahili people|Swahili]] city state on the coast of Kipumbwi ward.<ref>James de Vere Allen. "Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement." The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, Boston University African Studies Center, 1981, pp. 306–34, https://doi.org/10.2307/218047</ref>
'''KiKipumbwi''' is an administrative ward in the [[Pangani District]] within the [[Tanga Region]] of [[Tanzania]]. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of .As per the 2012 census, it has a population of 2,045,205<ref name="2012 Census">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbs.go.tz/sensa/PDF/Census%20General%20Report%20-%2029%20March%202013_Combined_Final%20for%20Printing.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612082906/http://www.nbs.go.tz/sensa/PDF/Census%20General%20Report%20-%2029%20March%202013_Combined_Final%20for%20Printing.pdf|archive-date=June 12, 2013| title=Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013|date= March 2013|publisher=National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance, Dar es Salaam and Office of Chief Government Statistician, President’s Office, Zanzibar}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of Swahili settlements of the East African coast]]


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Latest revision as of 10:57, 2 June 2022

Kipumbwi
Kata ya Kipumbwi (Swahili)
Ward
Kata ya Kipumbwi, Wilaya ya Pangani
Kipumbwi is located in Tanzania
Kipumbwi
Kipumbwi
Coordinates: 5°37′0.12″S 38°53′3.12″E / 5.6167000°S 38.8842000°E / -5.6167000; 38.8842000
Country Tanzania
RegionTanga Region
DistrictPangani District
Area
 • Total
235 km2 (91 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
5,333
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili & Maasai
 • AncestralZigua
Tanzanian Postal Code
21311

Kipumbwi is an administrative ward in Pangani District of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 235 km2 (91 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 23 m (75 ft).[2] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 5,333.[3] Kipumbwi is named after a Medieval Swahili city state on the coast of Kipumbwi ward.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tanzania: Northern Tanzania(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ "Kipumbwi elevation".
  3. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ James de Vere Allen. "Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement." The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, Boston University African Studies Center, 1981, pp. 306–34, https://doi.org/10.2307/218047
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