Makutupora is an administrative ward in the Dodoma Urban district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 15,683 people in the ward, from 14,430 in 2012.[1][2]

Makutupora
Kata ya Makutupora
Makutupora is located in Tanzania
Makutupora
Makutupora
Location of Makutupora
Coordinates: 5°59′42″S 35°44′56″E / 5.99491487°S 35.7488186°E / -5.99491487; 35.7488186
Country Tanzania
RegionDodoma Region
DistrictDodoma Urban
WardMakutupora
Government
 • MPAntony Mavunde
 • MayorProfessor Davis G. Mwamfupe
 • CouncilorElias Lenjila Elia
Population
 (2016)
 • Total15,683
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Transportation

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The railway will be replaced by the Standard Gauge Railway from Dar es Salaam and in early 2023 the construction of a freight station and a new Passenger station for Makutupora was near complete.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Morogoro-Makutupora Railway". yapimerkezi.com.tr. Retrieved 23 November 2023.