Likawage

{{Short description|Ward in Kilwa District, Lindi Region}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Likawage

|native_name = {{native phrase|sw|Kata ya Likawage}}

|official_name = Kata ya Likawage, Wilaya ya Kilwa

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Ward

|image_skyline =

|caption =

|pushpin_map = Tanzania

|pushpin_label_position =

|coordinates = {{Coord|9|14|6|S|39|0|17.64|E|display=title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Lindi Region

|subdivision_type2 = District

|subdivision_name2 = Kilwa District

|seat_type = Seat

|seat = Likawage Village

|area_total_km2 = 1,679

|population_as_of = 2012

|population_total = 3,569

|population_density_km2 = auto

|elevation_m = 165

|postal_code_type = Tanzanian Postal Code

|postal_code = 65413

|demographics_type1 = Ethnic groups

|demographics1_title1 = Settler

|demographics1_info1 = Swahili

|demographics1_title2 = Native

|demographics1_info2 = Mwera

}}

Likawage is an administrative ward in Kilwa District of Lindi Region in Tanzania.

The ward covers an area of {{cvt|1,679|km2}},{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/coastal/admin/|title=Tanzania:Coastal Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map}} and has an average elevation of {{cvt|165|m}}.{{Cite web|url=https://elevationmap.net/nainokwe-likawage-kilwa-tz-1012570065|title=Likawage elevation}} According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 10,434.{{cite web|url=http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf|title=2012 Population and Housing Census General Report|publisher=Government of Tanzania|accessdate=2022-03-26}} The ward seat is Likawage village.{{Cite web|url=https://kilwadc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/5b6/c37/1b9/5b6c371b90c1b514966785.pdf|title=Kilwa District Profile|access-date= 2022-03-29}}