Biharamulo District | |
Native Name: | Wilaya ya Biharamulo |
Native Name Lang: | sw |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | -2.6333°N 31.3167°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Kagera Region |
Area Total Km2: | 7464 |
Elevation M: | 1200 |
Elevation Min M: | 1135 |
Elevation Max M: | 1410 |
Government Type: | Council |
Governing Body: | Biharamulo District Council |
Leader Title2: | Chairman of Council |
Leader Name2: | Leo Methew Rushahu |
Leader Title: | District Commissioner |
Leader Name: | Kemilembe Rose Lwota |
Leader Title1: | District Secretary |
Leader Name1: | Venance S. Martin |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Total: | 457,114 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Area Code: | 028 |
Timezone: | EAT |
Biharamulo District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Karagwe District and Muleba District, to the east and south by Geita Region, to the west by Ngara District, and to the southwest by the Kigoma Region. Its administrative seat is Biharamulo town. Biharamulo Game Reserve is located within the borders of the district.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Biharamulo District was 323,486, from 409,389 in 2002, and 209,279 in 1988.[1] [2] This decline in population can be explained from the fact that Chato District was split off from Biharamulo District in between the 2002 and the 2012 census. The district area is, with a population density of [3] There are 17 wards, 74 villages and 384 suburbs in the district.[4]
Several trunk roads http://www.tanroads.go.tz pass through Biharamulo District: T3 from Morogoro to the Rwanda border, T4 from Mwanza to Bukoba and T9 from Biharamulo to Kigoma.[5]
In 2002 the district was divided into 21 wards, but many of these are now part of Chato District. As of 2012, Biharamulo District was administratively divided into 15 wards.[6]