Korogwe District Council is one of the nine Councils in Tanga Region. Administratively it has four divisions of Mombo, Bungu, Magoma and part of Korogwe Division, 29 Wards and 118 villages as well as 610 Suburbs. Of these wards Mombo Ward is a Small Town Authority from 2005 and has 20 Suburbs.
The council has an area of 3,544 square kilometers of which 1,334 square kilometers or 37.6 percent of the total area is suitable for agriculture. Council area is 12.9 percent of the Tanga Region area which is 27,348 square kilometers. The population according to the 2012 Population and Housing Census is people
242,038 including 118,544 men and 123,494 women. In 2016 the population is estimated at 264,050 ie 129,325 men and 134,725 women equivalent to an average of 4.5 people per household. The annual population increase due to the Census is 2.2 percent per annum.
Vision:
To see that the people of Korogwe District Council have a better life and build a stronger economy and themselves are educated and have access to quality basic services and decision-making on the basis of good governance and democracy by 2025.
Mission:
Korogwe District Council is committed to providing quality basic services, building an educated society, a strong competitive economy and making decisions on the basis of good governance to reduce poverty by 2025 ”.
As of 2012, Korogwe Rural District was administratively divided into 20 wards.
Wards
Bungu
Chekelei
Dindira
Kizara
Kerenge
Korogwe
Kwagunda
Kwamndolwa
Lutindi
Magoma
Makuyuni
Mashewa
Mazinde
Mkalamo
Mkomazi
Mombo
Msambiazi
Mnyuzi
Ngombezi
Vugiri