Mkwaja is an administrative ward in Pangani District of Tanga Region in Tanzania.

The ward covers an area of 408 km2 (158 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 37 m (121 ft).

[2] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 4,217.

[3] The name Mkwaja is derived after a Medieval Swahili city state on the coast of Mkwaja ward.

[4] This Tanga Region location article is a stub.