[1] It is bordered to the north by Dar es Salaam's Kigamboni, Temeke and Ilala Districts.

The district is known for growing both cash crops like cashew nuts, coconuts, mangoes, pawpaw, watermelon, pineapples, jackfruit, and passionfruit as well as food crops like cassava, rice, maize, sweet potatoes, and legumes, owing to its nickname "the fertile coast".

At the villages of Kisiju and Nganje, there are small sea ports where trade is conducted between residents of Dar es Salaam, Mafia, and Mkuranga, involving the export of fish, coconuts, and import of industrial goods.

The drier months of October through March are the warmest, whereas May through August are comparatively moderate with temperatures about 25C.

Tree species include tectona grandis, newtonia, pterocarpos, brachystefia spp., Jubernadis, chlorophora, and others.

Timber, charcoal, firewood, catchment values, and pharmaceuticals are examples of forest products.

The council is making a lot of effort to enhance community access to clean and safe water by at least 21% from the current 51%.

Adopted in 2002, a District Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Action Plan acknowledges that one of the main problems is that people use the beach as a place to use the lavatory and dump their trash.

[13] Maize, cassava, sweet potatoes, and other leguminous crops make up the majority of the food crops planted in the Mkuranga area, while cashew nuts, coconuts, and tropical fruits such oranges, pineapples, mangoes, passion fruit, and watermelon are grown for commercial purposes.

The government officials emphasise the cultivation of this crop since it can endure the current unfavourable weather conditions; at times of low rainfall, cassava (drought resistant crop) becomes the sole significant food source for the community.

[17] The Mkuranga District Council is home to a variety of small and medium sized businesses, including wholesalers, retailer stores, milling equipment, restaurants, butchers, pharmacies, garages, gasoline stations, guest rooms, local bars, salt farms, hardware stores, slaughterhouses, and bars especially in the wards bordering Dar es Salaam region.Other food crops grown in the district include peanuts, sweet potatoes, yams, and fruit (including watermelon, mangoes, oranges, lemons, and tangerines).

Small-scale farmers cultivate them, and the crops are sold in the ward markets and in Dar es Salaam.

[19] Mkuranga district has a large fishing industry, which also serves as a crucial supply of affordable and nutrient-rich protein for the community.

The district is blessed with coral reefs, mangrove forests, and healthy fish stocks, much like much of coastal Tanzania.

Shungubweni, Mpafu, Kerekese, Kisiju, Pwani, Mdimni, Magawa, and Kifumangao are the seven coastal communities where fishing predominates.

Approximately 98% of the district's total catches are caught by artisanal fishermen who fish for a living.