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Kibata

Coordinates: 8°28′0.12″S 38°58′59.88″E / 8.4667000°S 38.9833000°E / -8.4667000; 38.9833000
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Kibata
Kata ya Kibata (Swahili)
Kata ya Kibata, Wilaya ya Kilwa
Kibata is located in Tanzania
Kibata
Kibata
Country Tanzania
RegionLindi Region
DistrictKilwa District
SeatKibata Village
Area
 • Total
139.5 km2 (53.9 sq mi)
Elevation
415 m (1,362 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
8,730
 • Density62.6/km2 (162/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • NativeMatumbi
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

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  1. ^ "Tanzania:Coastal Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ "Kibata elevation".
  3. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. ^ "Kilwa District Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  5. ^ Iliffe, John (1979). A Modern History of Tanganyika. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 509. ISBN 9780511584114.