Bariadi District Explained

Official Name:	Bariadi
Settlement Type:	Town
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Tanzania
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Simiyu
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Bariadi

Bariadi District^[1] is one of the five districts of the Simiyu Region of Tanzania, East Africa. As of 2022, the population was 383,385.^[2]

History

Prior to 2012, Bariadi District was part of Shinyanga Region.

Economy

The Dutwa Ward contains one of the world's largest nickel deposits.^[3]

Wards

As of 2002, Bariadi District was administratively divided into twenty-six wards:^[4]

• Bariadi
• Bumera
• Bunamhala
• Chinamili
• Dutwa
• Gamboshi
• Ikungulyabashashi
• Kasoli
• Kinang'weli
• Lagangabilili
• Lugulu
• Mbita
• Mhango
• Mhunze
• Mwadobana
• Mwamapalala
• Mwaswale
• Mwaubingi
• Nkololo
• Nkoma
• Nyakabindi
• Sagata
• Sakwe
• Sapiwi
• Somanda
• Zagayu

Notes and References

1. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
2. Web site: Bariadi Rural (District, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-02-28 . citypopulation.de.
3. Web site: Dutwa Africa's first major base-metals discovery since Copperbelt – African Eagle.
4. Web site: 2002 Population and Housing Census: General Report: Shinyanga: Bariadi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040320155251/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/bariadi.htm . 20 March 2004.