Ubungo District, Dar es Salaam

A total of 386.3 km of roads in the Ubungo District Council are maintained by the council, with 23 km of asphalt, 245.25 km of gravel, 118.05 km of earth roads, and 78 bridges and box culverts. Ubungo Interchange was launched in February 2021, and was named to honor the late Chief Secretary, John Kijazi.[7] The bus terminal that was formerly called Ubungo Bus Terminal has been relocated to Magufuli Bus Terminal in Mbezi.[8] The old Ubungo Bus Terminal has been converted to a new UDART bus service station as of November 2021, according to a video uploaded on YouTube.

Residents of Ubungo get their water primarily from the Lower and Upper Ruvu, which are run by the Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Authority (DAWASA). 68% of the water used each day comes from DAWASA systems, with the remaining portion coming from shallow and deep wells that are both privately and communally held. Only 68% of the estimated 1,031349 residents in Kinondoni Municipality have direct access to clean and safe water, and the remaining 32% do not have easy access.[9]

Ubungo is thought to have a population of 1,031,349 in 2016, of whom 701,317 are of working age. The remaining population is made up of elderly people and children, who total 20,626 and 309,404, respectively. where 61% of the workforce works in the private sector, 35% is self-employed, and 4% is working in government. Private businesses, institutions, businesses, petty traders, fishing, livestock rearing, and agricultural pursuits are among the activities involved.[10]

Small-scale industry is primarily centered in residential areas and is concentrated in home production sectors dispersed throughout the Municipal. Tanzanians working individually or in groups produce a wide variety of commodities in this industry. The authorized industrial regions of Ubungo, Mabibo, and Makuburi are home to large-scale businesses. Ubungo hosts the country's second-largest indoor shopping mall, the Mlimani City Shopping Mall.[11]

The National Bank of Commerce (NBC), National Micro Finance Bank (NMB), Tanzania Postal Bank, Akiba Commercial Bank, Access Bank, Azania Bank, and Efatha Bank Ltd. are the main financial institutions with services in the Municipality. Some loan facilities established by the Kinondoni Municipal Council are geared toward women and young people. These include the Kinondoni Youth Employment Network for Urban Renewal (K-YEN-UR), the Women Development Funds (WDF), and the Village Community Bank (VICOBA) through the Kinondoni Women and Youth Development Funds (KWYDF).[12]

There are 113 pre-primary schools in the Ubungo Municipal Council, of which 60 are owned by the government and 53 by the private sector. Additionally, the District Council has 118 primary schools, of which 64 are owned by the government and 54 by the private sector. 76,346 students in STD I through STD VII are enrolled in all 64 primary schools, together with 2,434 teachers.[15]

There are 113 pre-primary schools in the Ubungo Municipal Council, of which 60 are owned by the government and 53 by the private sector. Additionally, the District Council has 118 primary schools, of which 64 are owned by the government and 54 by the private sector. 76,346 students in STD I through STD VII are enrolled in all 64 primary schools, together with 2,434 teachers.[16]

For higher learning institutions, Ubungu is home to The University of Dar es Salaam,[17] and St.Joseph University in Kwembe.[18]

In cooperation with service providers from the commercial sector, the Ubungo District Council is in charge of delivering health services to its residents. The council currently has 68 health facilities in total, 17 of which are held by the government and the remaining 51 by private organizations. The sole government-owned hospital in the Municipality that offers medical services is Sinza Hospital. This hospital, which provides services for 1,000 to 1,500 in-and-out patients daily, is known as a district hospital.[19]