Editing Dar es Salaam (section)

===Districts of Dar es Salaam region===
[[File:PPF tower pic.jpg|thumb|upright|PPF tower under construction.]]
{{Further|Regions of Tanzania|Districts of Tanzania}}
Dar es Salaam Region is divided into five administrative districts,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Govt-creates-new-region--6-districts/1840340-2782528-jsde2iz/index.html |title=Govt creates new region, 6 districts |access-date=2017-05-21 |archive-date=2018-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815200951/http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Govt-creates-new-region--6-districts/1840340-2782528-jsde2iz/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> four of which are governed by municipal councils{{Efn|Apart from Ilala District, which has been governed by a city council since 2021 after the dissolution of the Dar es Salaam City Council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=President Magufuli to dissolve Dar es Salaam City Council |url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/president-magufuli-to-dissolve-dar-es-salaam-city-council-3302412 |access-date=2021-03-15 |website=The Citizen |language=en |archive-date=2021-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227001243/https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/president-magufuli-to-dissolve-dar-es-salaam-city-council-3302412 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=President Magufuli officially dissolves Dar es Salaam City Council |url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/president-magufuli-officially-dissolves-dar-es-salaam-city-council--3303208 |access-date=2021-03-15 |website=The Citizen |date=25 February 2021 |language=en |archive-date=2021-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225124152/https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/president-magufuli-officially-dissolves-dar-es-salaam-city-council--3303208 |url-status=live }}</ref>|name=ilala|group=lower-alpha}} that are affiliated with the city's suburbs or wards.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Districts of Dar es Salaam Region
! District
! Population<br>(2016){{r|2016_census|p=7}}
! Area<br>(km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
| [[Ilala District]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,528,489
| style="text-align:right;" | 210
|-
| [[Kigamboni|Kigamboni District]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,510,129
| style="text-align:right;" | N/A
|-
| [[Kinondoni District]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,164,177
| style="text-align:right;" | 527
|-
| [[Temeke District]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 204,029
| style="text-align:right;" | 656
|-
| [[Ubungo|Ubungo District]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,058,597
| style="text-align:right;" | N/A
|-
! Dar es Salaam|Dar es Salaam Region
!! style="text-align:right;" | 5,465,420
!! style="text-align:right;" | 1,393
|}

====Kinondoni====
Kinondoni is the most populated of the districts. It houses half of the city's population and several high-income suburbs.

[[File:Tanzanite Bridge, From Msasani Ward in Kinondoni District to Kivukoni ward in Ilala District.jpg|thumb|Tanzanite Bridge]]
*Masaki, Oyster Bay and [[Ada Estate]] are the high-income suburbs located along the central beach. During the Colonial Era, they were the major European suburbs of the city. Diplomats and expatriates currently reside in these areas. Oyster Bay Beach (also known as Coco Beach) is the only white sandy beach east of Kinondoni.
*Mikocheni and Regent Estate are also suburbs within the district. These are high and middle-income areas with Mikocheni B enjoying a higher population density than Mikocheni A and Regent Estate. According to the 2012 census, the Mikocheni ward had a population of 32,947.<ref name="2012 Census">[http://www.nbs.go.tz/sensa/PDF/Census%20General%20Report%20-%2029%20March%202013_Combined_Final%20for%20Printing.pdf Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502230453/http://www.nbs.go.tz/sensa/PDF/Census%20General%20Report%20-%2029%20March%202013_Combined_Final%20for%20Printing.pdf |date=May 2, 2013}}</ref>{{rp|page 75}}
[[File:Road in Kinondoni MC, Dar es Salaam.jpg|thumb|Bagamoyo rd, Mwnanyamala, Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam]]
*[[Msasani]] is a peninsula to the northeast of the city center and home to expatriates from the United Kingdom and other western countries. It contains a mixture of traditional shops and western-oriented resorts and stores including the redevelopment of the former Msani Slipway shipyard by architect [[Antoni Folkers]]
*Mbezi Beach is the beachfront suburb located along the northern Dar es Salaam Beach. It contains several tourist hotels, residences and a kite-surfing area by Upepo Avenue.
*Sinza, Kijitonyama, Magomeni, [[Kinondoni]] and [[Mwenge, Dar es Salaam|Mwenge]] are more ethnically mixed than the areas above and are located west of Dar es Salaam's Central Business District.

====Ilala====
The administrative district of Ilala contains almost all government offices, ministries, and the Central Business District. It is the transportation hub of the city, as the [[Julius Nyerere International Airport]], Central Railway Station and Tazara Railway Station are all within the district's boundaries. The residential areas are mainly middle- to high-income, among them:
[[File:The Askari Monument in Dar es Salaam.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Askari Monument]] along Samora Avenue marks the exact centre of Dar es Salaam, in the [[Ilala district]].]]
*Upanga and [[Kisutu]] have the highest concentration of Asian communities within Dar es Salaam, with residents of Indian and Arabic descent. These areas contain colonial houses and mansions built in Indian, Arabic and European styles. Upanga is divided into [[Upanga East]] and [[Upanga West]].
*[[Kariakoo]] is the shopping district of the city: shops, bazaars, and merchants sell products from foodstuffs to hardware. The Kariakoo Market contains the only underground section of the city. It is the major supply point of the food consumed by all Dar es Salaam residents.
*Tabata, Segerea and Ukonga are located slightly farther west from the city center.
*Ilala, among the middle-income suburbs very near to the city center, is marked by the [[Askari Monument]] and suffers from gang activity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-07 |title=Police arrests 31 members of 'Panya Road' gang in Dar |url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/police-arrests-31-members-of-panya-road-gang-in-dar-3807802 |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}</ref>

====Temeke====
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Temeke is the main industrial district of the city, where manufacturing (both heavy and light industry) is located. To the east is the Port of Dar es Salaam, the largest port in the country. Temeke is believed to have the largest concentration of low-income residents due to industry. It is home to military and police officers as well as port officials.
*Kurasini, located on the harbour, contains Dar es Salaam Port, the Police College, the Mgulani Police Barracks and the [[Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair]] grounds. The main residents are police officers and port officials.
[[File:BridgeOfLight.jpg|thumb|[[Kigamboni Bridge]] at night]]
*Chang'ombe is one of the few higher-income areas in Temeke. It has maintained this status due to the presence of African high colonial officers and some industry owners from the Colonial Era. Chang'ombe houses the Dar es Salaam University College of Education, the National Stadium and Uhuru Stadium.
*Temeke, Mtoni, Tandika, Kijichi, and Mbagala are middle to low-income suburbs, of which the last is the largest suburb in the entire district.

====Ubungo====

The Ubungo terminal serves as a transportation link to most large Dar es Salaam urban nodes.{{clarify|what exactly is an urban node?|date=April 2018}} The [[narrow-gauge]] commuter rail runs from there to the city centre, with ten [[level crossing]]s along the route.

This district is characterised with a lot of potential social and economic centres such as industries i.e. Urafiki textile industry, bus station and various institutes and universities such as National Institute of Transport(NIT)

====Kigamboni====
[[Kigamboni]] (also known as South Beach), a beachfront suburb on a peninsula, is home to an economically diverse population. Access to the suburb is mainly by ferry, although the [[Kigamboni Bridge]] provides an alternative.