Kigamboni District

Kigamboni District, officially known as The Kigamboni Municipal Council is one of five districts of the of . The district is bordered to the north by Ilala District, to the east by the Indian Ocean, the west by , and to the south by the of .
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  • Type: Suburb with 318,000 residents
  • Description: district in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Also known as: “Magogoni Creek”

Places of Interest

Highlights: National Museum of Tanzania and St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Dar es Salaam.

Museum
Photo: Moongateclimber, Public domain.
The , is a consortium…

Church
Photo: alexander johmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Saint Joseph's Metropolitan Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , . is situated 2½ km west of Kigamboni District.

Hospital
The is a historical building of a hospital in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dar es Salaam and Mwananyamala.

Photo: Roland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was founded in 1862 by Sultan Seyyid…

Locality
is an administrative ward… is situated 7 km northwest of Kigamboni District.

Kigamboni District

Latitude
-6.82549° or 6° 49′ 32″ south
Longitude
39.30941° or 39° 18′ 34″ east
Population
318,000
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
6G5X58F5+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3348760012
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
157763
Wiki­data ID
Q3815143
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Kigamboni District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ولاية كيغامبوني”
  • Cebuano: “Kigamboni”
  • Chinese: “基加博尼”
  • Dutch: “Kigamboni”
  • French: “Kigamboni”
  • German: “Kigamboni (Distrikt)”
  • German: “Kigamboni”
  • Greek: “Περιοχή Κιγκαμπόνι”
  • Irish: “Kigamboni”
  • Italian: “Kigamboni”
  • Swahili: “Kigamboni”
  • Swahili: “Wilaya ya Kigamboni”
  • Zulu: “Kigamboni District”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Tungi and Posta Mpya.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kigamboni Police Station and Kigamboni Courthouse.

Tanzania: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Dar es Salaam and Mount Kilimanjaro.

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