Kisarawe District, Pwani

Kisarawe District Wilaya ya Kisarawe (Swahili)
District of Pwani
From top to bottom: Minaki dam in Pugu Hills Forest Reserve of Kisarawe, Tanzanian Grasshopper sculpture in Kisarawe & View of Dar es Salaam from the Pugu Hills
Nickname:  Home of the Pugu Hills
Kisarawe District in Pwani
Coordinates: 7°15′44″S 38°44′12″E / 7.26222°S 38.73667°E / -7.26222; 38.73667
Country	Tanzania
Region	Pwani Region
Named for	Kisarawe Town
Capital	Kisarawe
Area
• Total	5,031 km2 (1,942 sq mi)
• Rank	4th in Pwani
Population  (2022)
• Total	159,226
• Rank	5th in Pwani
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili
• Native	Zaramo & Ndengereko
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Tanzanian Postcode	614
Website	Kisarawe District Council
Symbols of Tanzania
Bird	Eastern Nicator
Mammal	Bohor reedbuck

Kisarawe District Council (Wilaya ya Kisarawe, in Swahili) is one of eight administrative districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of 5,031 km² (1,942 sq mi).^[1] It is bordered to the east by Dar es Salaam Region's Ilala and Ubungo Municipal Councils. The Kibaha District and Kibaha Town Council border the district to the north, and the Mkuranga District and Kibiti District border it to the south-east. By the Rufiji District to the south, and the Morogoro District of the Morogoro Region to the west. The district is comparable in size to the land area of Trinidad and Tobago.^[2] The town of Kisarawe serves as its administrative capital. According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of the District was 159,226.^[3][4]