Vijibweni
Kata ya Vijibweni (Swahili) | |
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   From top to bottom: Scene in Vijibweni ward, Nyerere Bridge entering Vijibweni ward & Oil tanks in vijibweni | |
| Nickname: Kigamboni's industrial powerhouse | |
| Coordinates: 6°51′42.12″S 39°19′11.64″E / 6.8617000°S 39.3199000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
| District | Kigamboni District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 29,010 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Zaramo |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 17108 |
Vijibweni (Kata ya Vijibweni, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in the Kigamboni district of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The Tungi and Mjimwema form the ward's northern and eastern borders, respectively. In the Temeke District, it is bordered to the south by Kibada and to the west by Kijichi, Mtoni, and Kurasini. Kurasini is connected to Vijibweni by the iconic Nyerere Bridge. With seven major firms situated there, Vijibweni is home to the largest manufacturing industries in the entire District.[1] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 36,327 people in the ward, from 29,010 in 2012.[2][3]
- ^ "Kigamboni District Profile 2019" (PDF). The Kigamboni Municipal Council. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.