manispaa
mah-nee-SPAH-ah
How to say it
Swahilimanispaamah-nee-SPAH-ahsoon
Englishmunicipality, municipal councilsoon
Frenchmunicipalité, conseil municipalsoon
Meaning
A town with its own local government, and the council that runs it; in Tanzania it ranks between a town council and a city.
Good to know
The plural is the same word. Manispaa ya Moshi is Moshi Municipality, and halmashauri ya manispaa is the municipal council; a city is jiji.
Examples
- Manispaa imeanza kukarabati barabara za mjini.The municipality has started repairing the town roads.
- Soko jipya limejengwa na manispaa ya Morogoro.The new market was built by Morogoro Municipal Council.
- Wafanyakazi wa manispaa walisafisha mitaa jana.Municipal workers cleaned the streets yesterday.
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