Kibata
Kibata
Kata ya Kibata (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
Ward | |
| Kata ya Kibata, Wilaya ya Kilwa | |
  Kibata | |
| Coordinates: 8°28′0.12″S 38°58′59.88″E / 8.4667000°S 38.9833000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Lindi Region |
| District | Kilwa District |
| Seat | Kibata Village |
| Area | |
• Total | 139.5 km2 (53.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 415 m (1,362 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 8,730 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Matumbi |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 65421 |
Kibata is an administrative ward in Kilwa District of Lindi Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 139.5 km2 (53.9 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 415 m (1,362 ft).[2] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 8,730.[3] The ward seat is Kibata village.[4] The ward is was the first place the Matumbi attacked the akida seat and killed a German settler sparking the Maji Maji Revolt of 1905. [5]
References
- ↑ "Tanzania:Coastal Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ↑ "Kibata elevation".
- ↑ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ↑ "Kilwa District Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ↑ Iliffe, John (1979). A Modern History of Tanganyika. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 509. ISBN 9780511584114.
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