# Marungu
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{{Short description|Ward in Tanga City Council, Tanga Region}}
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|name = Marungu
|native_name = {{small|{{native phrase|sw|Kata ya Marungu}}}}
|settlement_type = [Ward](/source/Wards_of_Tanzania) of [Tanga City Council](/source/Tanga_District)
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}
|subdivision_type1 = [Region](/source/Regions_of_Tanzania)
|subdivision_name1 = [Tanga Region](/source/Tanga_Region)
|subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/Districts_of_Tanzania)
|subdivision_name2 = [Tanga City Council](/source/Tanga_District)
|established_title = Ward
|area_total_km2 = 42.1
|population_as_of = 2012
|population_total = 3,025
|postal_code_type = Tanzanian Postal Code
|postal_code = 21209
|demographics_type1 = [Ethnic groups](/source/List_of_ethnic_groups_in_Tanzania)
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|demographics1_info1 = [Swahili](/source/Swahili_people)
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|demographics1_info2 = [Digo](/source/Digo_people) & [Segeju](/source/Segeju_people)
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'''Marungu''' (''Kata ya Marungu '', in [Swahili](/source/Swahili_language)) is an administrative ward in [Tanga City Council](/source/Tanga_District) of [Tanga Region](/source/Tanga_Region) in [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania). [Pongwe](/source/Pongwe%2C_Tanga_City_Council) forms the ward's northern boundary. [Tongoni](/source/Tongoni%2C_Tanga) is to the east. [Kirare](/source/Kirare) ward is in the south. Ngomeni of [Muheza](/source/Muheza_District%2C_Tanga) is located to the west.
The ward covers an area of {{cvt|42.1|km2}},[{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/northern/admin/|title=Tanzania: Northern Tanzania (Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=www.citypopulation.de}}] and has an average elevation of {{cvt|17|m}}.[{{Cite web|url=https://elevationmap.net/geza-marungu-tanga-tz-1012570969|title=Geza, Marungu, Tanga, Tanzania on the Elevation Map. Topographic Map of Geza, Marungu, Tanga, Tanzania.|website=elevationmap.net}}] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 3,025.[{{cite web|url=http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf|title=2012 Population and Housing Census General Report|publisher=Government of [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania)|accessdate=2022-05-01|archive-date=2022-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326183741/http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf|url-status=dead}}]
==Administration==
The postal code for '''Marungu''' Ward is 21209.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.tanzaniapostcode.com/location/tanga/tanga/marungu/|title= Marungu Postal Code|accessdate=2023-05-22}}]
The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''):
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* Geza
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* Marungu
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=== Government ===
The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.'''''The Marungu Ward''''' administration building houses a court as per the Ward Tribunal Act of 1988, including other vital departments for the administration the ward.[{{Cite web|title=Ward Tribunal Act 1988|url=https://www.tanzanialaws.com/index.php/principal-legislation/ward-tribunals-act|access-date=19 March 2023|archive-date=19 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319125418/https://www.tanzanialaws.com/index.php/principal-legislation/ward-tribunals-act|url-status=dead}}] The ward has the following administration offices:
* Marungu Police Station
* Marungu Government Office (''Afisa Mtendaji'')
* Marungu Tribunal (''Baraza La Kata'') is a Department inside Ward Government Office
In the local government system of Tanzania, the ward is the smallest democratic unit. Each ward is composed of a committee of eight elected council members which include a chairperson, one salaried officer (with no voting rights), and an executive officer. One-third of seats are reserved for women councillors.[{{Cite web|title=Local Government System|url=http://www.clgf.org.uk/default/assets/File/Country_profiles/Tanzania.pdf|access-date=19 March 2023}}]
==Demographics==
Like much of the district, the ward is the ancestral home of the [Digo people](/source/Digo_people) and [Segeju](/source/Segeju_people).[{{cite web|url=https://tangacc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/631/c49/ad1/631c49ad1143a203130679.pdf|title= Tanga City Council Strategic Plan 2021-2025|publisher= The Tanga City Council|access-date=2023-07-25}}]
==Education and health==
===Education===
The ward is home to these educational institutions: