Kwale, Mkinga

Not to be confused with Kwale.
Kwale
Kata ya Kwale (Swahili)
Ward of Mkinga District
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Kwale
Coordinates: 4°57′47.52″S 39°8′22.92″E / 4.9632000°S 39.1397000°E / -4.9632000; 39.1397000
Country Tanzania
RegionTanga Region
DistrictMkinga District
Area
 • Total
15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
2,430
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • AncestralDigo people
Tanzanian Postal Code
21512

Kwale (Kata ya Kwale, in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Mkinga District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania.The ward also oversees Kwale Island. The Manza and Doda wards border the ward to the north. The Pemba Channel is located to the east. Chongoleani of Tanga CC is to the south, and Mtimbwani is to the west. According to the 2012 Census the ward had a population of 2,430

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