History
Introduction
Ubungo Municipal Council is one of the five Municipal Councils in the city of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. The Council’s vision is to have a society that is empowered to adapt to social, economic and Infrastructure development. The overarching goal is to provide better services to the community by using the resources available effectively, and to build their capacity, good governance and respect for the rule of law that will improve the lives of the community.
Council’s revenue sources are heavily dependent on various taxes and levies, the main sources of revenue include Postage taxes, city service tariffs, Business licenses and on the part of the central government is through grants provided in specific areas such as Health, Education, and Infrastructure. Inadequate revenue sources to meet the needs of the Municipality to provide better and better services, the Municipal Council has focused on providing better services to the public and seeking investment opportunities.
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Ubungo Municipal Council is bordered by Kibaha District Council to the north, Kinondoni Municipal Council in the southeast and Kisarawe District Council to the west. Ubungo Municipal Council is connected to good roads and other means of communication in Dar es Salaam City and other parts of the country. The main roads connecting the Councils are Morogoro Road, Mandela Road, and Sam Njoma Road.
Location / Population
Ubungo Municipal Council has an area of 260.40 kilometers, according to the 2012 Population Census The municipality has a total population of 845,368 people of which 409,149 are males and 436,219 females but according to the 2016 population estimates the Municipal Council has a total population of 1,031,349 people where males are 499,161 and females 532,188.
Weather
Ubungo Municipal Council has an equatorial climate in which the weather is generally warm and cold all year round, the warmest season is the tenth month and the third month but the fifth and eighth months are cold. There are also two rainy seasons which are a long season and a short season, the short season is from the twelfth month, the longest season is between the third and fifth months.
Administration
Ubungo Municipal Council has two (2) divisions in Kibamba and Magomeni where there are fourteen (14) wards and ninety-one (91) wards also Ubungo Municipal Council has two constituencies, the Council is structurally headed by a council of councilors. (Full Council) which consists of fourteen (14) elected councilors and two (2) elected members of the Constituencies.
Past District Commissioners
s / n Full name The year he started The year he left
1 Humphrey Polepole 2016 2016
2 Kisare Matiku Makori 2016 So far
Ubongo is a district located northwest of the central business district of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is located in the western part of the province.
Ubungo was formerly a ward in the Kinondoni area of Dar es Salaam.