Mchinga

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

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Mchinga

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

|official_name = Kata ya Mchinga, Wilaya ya Lindi

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Ward

|image_skyline = Mchinga Scene, Lindi Mtama.jpg

|caption = Mchinga Scene in Lindi District

|pushpin_map = Tanzania

|pushpin_label_position =

|coordinates = {{Coord|9|44|21.48|S|39|42|58.68|E|display=title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Lindi Region

|subdivision_type2 = District

|subdivision_name2 = Lindi District

|seat_type = Seat

|seat =

|area_total_km2 = 36.4

|population_as_of = 2012

|population_total = 6,063

|population_density_km2 = auto

|elevation_m = 45

|postal_code_type = Tanzanian Postal Code

|postal_code = 65205

|demographics_type1 = Ethnic groups

|demographics1_title1 = Settler

|demographics1_info1 = Swahili

|demographics1_title2 = Native

|demographics1_info2 = Machinga people

}}

File:Backroads of Mchinga Ward.jpg

Mchinga is an administrative ward in Lindi District of Lindi Region in Tanzania.

The ward covers an area of {{cvt|136.6|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|45|m}}.{{Cite web|url=https://elevationmap.net/mchangani-i-mchinga-lindi-tz-1012572261|title=Mchinga Elevation}} According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 6,063.{{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=2022-06-11}}