Mayomboni

Mayomboni Kata ya Mayomboni (Swahili)
Ward of Mkinga District
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Mayomboni
Coordinates: 4°44′36.96″S 39°9′55.8″E / 4.7436000°S 39.165500°E / -4.7436000; 39.165500
Country	Tanzania
Region	Tanga Region
District	Mkinga District
Area
• Total	15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	4,001
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili
• Ancestral	Digo people
Tanzanian Postal Code	21518

Mayomboni (Kata ya Mayomboni, in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Mkinga District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania. The Pemba Channel and Kenya form the eastern and northern borders of the ward, respectively. Moa ward lies to the south, and Sigaya and Duga wards are to the west. The ward is home to the small historic border town of Jassini where a WWI battle took place called the Battle of Jassini. According to the 2012 Census the ward had a population of 4,001^[1]