Msata

{{Short description|Ward in Chalinze District, Pwani Region}}

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{{Infobox settlement

|name = Msata

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

|official_name = Kata ya Msata, Wilaya ya Chalinze

|nickname = Powerhouse of Northern Pwani

|settlement_type = Ward and Town

|image_skyline = Farmhouse in Msata Ward, Pwani.jpg

|caption = Farmhouse in Msata Ward, Chalinze District, Pwani

|pushpin_map = Tanzania

|pushpin_label_position =

|coordinates = {{Coord|6|20|10.32|S|38|23|6|E|display=title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Pwani Region

|subdivision_type2 = District

|subdivision_name2 = Chalinze District

|seat_type = Seat

|seat =

|area_total_km2 = 757.8

|population_as_of = 2012

|population_total = 13,740

|population_density_km2 = auto

|elevation_m = 234

|postal_code_type = Tanzanian Postal Code

|postal_code = 61310

|demographics_type1 = Ethnic groups

|demographics1_title1 = Settler

|demographics1_info1 = Swahili

|demographics1_title2 = Native

|demographics1_info2 = Doe & Kwere

}}

Msata is an administrative ward and town in Chalinze District of Pwani Region in Tanzania.

The ward covers an area of {{cvt|757.8|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|234|m}}.{{Cite web|url=https://elevationmap.net/msata-bagamoyo-tz-1012581316|title=Msata Elevation}} According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 13,740.{{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}}