Bagamoyo District Council is one of the six districts of the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Tanga Region, to the west by the Morogoro Region, to the east by the Indian Ocean and to the south by the Kibaha District. The district capital is at Bagamoyo.
Bagamoyo District Council is one of the 9 Councils in the 7 Districts of the Coast Region. Bagamoyo Council is made up of Division 2, 11 Wards, 8 Villages and 174 Suburbs
DISTRICT GEOGRAPHY
Bagamoyo District Council covers an area of 945 square kilometers which is a land area.
LOCATION BOUNDARIES
The District Council borders the Indian Ocean to the east, South to Kibaha and Kinondoni Districts, West and north to Chalinze District Council. The District Headquarters is located in Bagamoyo town (historic town / stone town) 65 km north of Dar es Salaam.
WEATHER
Bagamyo District Council receives an average of 800 mm – 1200 mm of rainfall per year. The district has two rainy seasons which are the Autumn Season which runs from October – December and the Masika Season which runs from March to June.
Rainfall and Number of days for a period of 10 years (2007 – 2016)
POPULATION
According to the 2012 Population and Housing Census, the District Council had a total population of 97,660 (48,603 men and 49,057 women). Given a 2 percent increase in population, Bagamoyo District Council for 2016 is estimated to have 107,288 people (53,395 men and 53,893 women).
Wards
There are 25 wards in the Bagamoyo District:
Bago
Chalinze
Chasimba
Dunda
Kibindu
Kiromo
Kiwangwa
Kongo
Lugoba
Magomeni
Masuguru
Matimbwa
Msata
Msinune
Mwavi
Yombo
Zinga
Mkange
Saadani
Matipwili
Miono
Mandamazingara
Mandera
Kimange
Mbwewe