Korogwe
St Michael's Cathedral, Korogwe
District
Korogwe Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 5°9′21″S 38°27′1″E / 5.15583°S 38.45028°E / -5.15583; 38.45028Coordinates: 5°9′21″S 38°27′1″E / 5.15583°S 38.45028°E / -5.15583; 38.45028
Country	Tanzania
Region	Tanga Region
District	Korogwe
Population (2002)
- Total	44,000
Time zone	East Africa Time (UTC+3)

Korogwe is a town in Tanzania, with a population of 44,000 in 2002. It is the main centre of Korogwe District, which is within the Tanga Region.

[edit] Overview

The town is the seat of the Anglican Diocese of Tanga, has a cathedral church, dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels, and also a teacher training college and a number of secondary schools.

Road to Korogwe, with the Usambara Mountains

The district is drained by tributaries of the Pangani river.

Korogwe District, according to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, had a population of 261,004.[1] It is bordered to the North by the Lushoto District, to the East by the Muheza District, to the South by the Handeni District and to the West by the Kilimanjaro Region.

[edit] Transport

Korogwe is a road and rail junction, where the routes from Tanga link those from Dar-es-Salaam to the northern cities of Arusha and Moshi.

[edit] Wards

The Korogwe District is administratively divided into 20 wards:

• Bungu
• Chekelei
• Dindira
• Kizara
• Kerenge
• Korogwe
• Kwagunda
• Kwamndolwa
• Lutindi
• Magoma
• Makuyuni
• Mashewa
• Mazinde
• Mkalamo
• Mkomazi
• Mombo
• Msambiazi
• Mnyuzi
• Ngombezi
• Vugiri

[edit] Sources

• Korogwe District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census

[edit] References

• FallingRain Map - elevation = 301 m (Red dots are railways)

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