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The Mtwara Urban
District is administratively its divided into 2 divisions - Mtwara Urban and Mikindani Division - and has 15 wards, 185 neighborhoods, 6 villages and 27 hamlets. Mtwara division is primarily the city and is urban while Mikindani is a small historic colonial town.
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The district covers an area of 170 km (66 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 106 m (348 ft) from sea level to 130 m (430 ft) on the first edge of the
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Nanyamba has a road system of 334.96 km (208.13 mi), of which 103.72 km (64.45 mi) are collector roads, and 241.52 km (150.07 mi) are feeder roads.
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The entire district has cell coverage and access to landlines, postage, internet, and over the air media of radio and television. The postal codes are designated after 631xx
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at the site of the new airport.The district is home to the following islands; Mongo Island and
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The district will be served by the new Mtwara
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In 2016 the population was 113,732 from 108,299 in 2012. The people of Mtwara
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Mikindani is the only municipal council of the Mtwara Region, with the three town councils of
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The current mayor is
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and Newala Town. The other 5 being the rural district councils of
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