Gongolamboto or also Gongo la Mboto is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipical Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Kinyerezi ward encircles the ward on its northern side. Ukonga is to the east, and Majohe Ward is to the south. Pugu is to the west. The ward is unfortunately known for the 2011 Dar es Salaam explosions. In old colonial maps the area is spelled Kongoramboto.
According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 57,312.
Image: Gongolamboto, Ilala District 3
Image: Building in Gongolamboto, Ilala MC
Image: Gongolamboto, Ilala District
Ilala District, Dar es Salaam
Ilala District, officially the Ilala Municipal Council is one of five districts of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The district is bordered to the north and northeast by Kinondoni District and Ubungo District, to the east by the Zanzibar Channel, the west by Pwani Region, and to the south by the Temeke District. It covers an area of 364.9 km2 (140.9 sq mi). The district is comparable in size to the land area of U.S Virgin Islands. The administrative seat is Mchafukoge. The 2012 National Tanzania Census states the population for Ilala as 1,220,611.
Image: Ohio Street Two, Ilala District
Image: Dar es Salaam Airport
Image: Ohio Street, Ilala District
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