# Ukonga
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{{Short description|Ward of Ilala District, Dar es Salaam Region}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Ukonga
|native_name = {{small|{{native phrase|sw|Kata ya Ukonga}}}}
|nickname =
|settlement_type = [Ward](/source/Wards_of_Tanzania) of [Ilala District](/source/Ilala_District)
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}
|subdivision_type1 = [Region](/source/Regions_of_Tanzania)
|subdivision_name1 = [Dar es Salaam Region](/source/Dar_es_Salaam_Region)
|subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/Districts_of_Tanzania)
|subdivision_name2 = [Ilala District](/source/Ilala_District)
|established_title = Ward
|established_date =
|seat_type =
|seat =
|area_total_km2 = 9.9
|population_as_of = 2012
|population_total = 80,034
|population_demonym =
|postal_code_type = Tanzanian Postal Code
|postal_code = 12107
|demographics_type1 = [Ethnic groups](/source/List_of_ethnic_groups_in_Tanzania)
|demographics1_title1 = Settler
|demographics1_info1 = [Swahili](/source/Swahili_people)
|demographics1_title2 = Ancestral
|demographics1_info2 = [Zaramo](/source/Zaramo)
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'''Ukonga''' (''Kata ya Ukonga'', in [Swahili](/source/Swahili_language)) is an administrative ward of the [Ilala Municipical Council](/source/Ilala_District) of the [Dar es Salaam Region](/source/Dar_es_Salaam_Region) in [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania). [Kinyerezi](/source/Kinyerezi) forms the ward's northern boundary. To the east is [Kipawa](/source/Kipawa%2C_Ilala), and to the south are [Kivule](/source/Kivule) and [Majohe](/source/Majohe). [Gongolamboto](/source/Gongolamboto) ward is to the west. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 80,034.[{{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|access-date=2021-11-19|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 the '''Ukonga''' ward is ''12107''.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.tanzaniapostcode.com/location/dar-es-salaam/ilala/ukonga/|title = Ukonga Postal Code|accessdate=2023-06-15}}]
The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''):
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* Markaz
* Mazizini
* Mongo la Ndege
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* Mwembe Madafu
* Sabasaba, Ukonga
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=== Government ===
The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.'''''The Ukonga 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:
* Ukonga Police Station
* Ukonga Government Office (''Afisa Mtendaji'')
* Ukonga Ward 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=https://www.clgf.org.uk/default/assets/File/Country_profiles/Tanzania.pdf|access-date=19 March 2023}}]
==Demographics==
The ward serves as the [Zaramo people](/source/Zaramo_people)'s ancestral home, along with much of the district. As the city developed throughout time, the ward became into a cosmopolitan ward. In total, 80,034 people called the ward home in 2012.[{{Cite web|date= 2019|title= Ilala District Socio economic Profile|publisher= Ilala Municipal Council|url= https://ilalamc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/5dd/61e/4ae/5dd61e4ae0e1d951355697.pdf|access-date= 2023-03-11|archive-date= 2023-03-11|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230311115613/https://ilalamc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/5dd/61e/4ae/5dd61e4ae0e1d951355697.pdf|url-status= dead}}]
== Education and health==
===Education===
The ward is home to these educational institutions [{{Cite web|title= Health Institutions|url=https://www.tmda.go.tz/pages/eastern-zone-hospitals|accessdate=2023-05-16}}]
* Kitonka Hospital
* Cardinal Rugambwa Hospital
*Livinglight Enterprises Limited
==References==
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{{Ilala District}}
{{Dar es Salaam}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Ilala District
Category:Wards of Dar es Salaam Region
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