Mayomboni
Kata ya Mayomboni (Swahili) | |
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  Mayomboni | |
| Coordinates: 4°44′36.96″S 39°9′55.8″E / 4.7436000°S 39.165500°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Tanga Region |
| District | Mkinga District |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 4,001 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Digo people |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 21518 |
Mayomboni (Kata ya Mayomboni, in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Mkinga District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania. The Pemba Channel and Kenya form the eastern and northern borders of the ward, respectively. Moa ward lies to the south, and Sigaya and Duga wards are to the west. The ward is home to the small historic border town of Jassini where a WWI battle took place called the Battle of Jassini. According to the 2012 Census the ward had a population of 4,001[1]
- ^ "Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 15 Aug 2023.