Coast Region is located in the Eastern part of Tanzania Mainland, between latitudes 6º and 8º south of equator and longitudes 37º30’ and 40º east of Greenwich. It borders Dar es Salaam Region and Indian ocean in the East, Tanga region in the North, Lindi in South and Morogoro region in the West.
Coast region has a total surface area of 33,539 sq kms of which 1,132 sq kms equivalent to 3 percent is covered by water bodies and 32,407 sq kms equivalent to 9 percent is dry land. The area is about 3.8 percent of Tanzanian Mainland’s total area of 947,784 sq kms.
Administrative units and Organization Structure
Administratively, the Region is divided into seven Districts which include Bagamoyo, Kibaha, Kisarawe, Mafia ( an island in Indian Ocean), Mkuranga, Kibiti and Rufiji; as well as nine Local Government Authorities (LGAs) namely Kibaha Town, Kibaha, Bagamoyo, Kisarawe , Mafia, Mkuranga, Kibiti, Chalinze and Rufiji. It also has divided into 26 Divisions, 112 Wards, 460 Villages, 53 Streets and 2,026 Hamlets.
Administration and Human Resources Management Department:
This department aims at providing support, expertise and services on human resources management and administrative matters to the RS, Coordinate implementation of Public Service Management Policy and other Acts pertaining to administration and management of Public Service; Co-ordinate preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the RS client service charter; Provide registry, office and records management services, Protocol, security, cleanness and ground maintenance, real estates and transport services . Also serves as a Secretariat support to the appointment of “Adhoc Committees” in the Region.
