Bukoba Rural District Explained

Bukoba Rural District
Native Name:	Wilaya ya Bukoba
Native Name Lang:	sw
Settlement Type:	District
Coordinates:	-1.4833°N 31.5333°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Kagera
Area Total Km2:	1654
Elevation M:	1800
Government Type:	Council
Governing Body:	Bukoba District Council
Leader Title2:	Chairman of Council
Leader Name2:	Murshid Hashim Ngeze
Leader Party:	CCM
Leader Title:	District Commissioner
Leader Name:	Moses Joseph Machali
Leader Title1:	District Secretary
Leader Name1:	Kadole Kilugala
Population As Of:	2022
Population Total:	322,448
Population Density Km2:	auto
Area Code:	028
Timezone:	EAT
Utc Offset:	+3

Bukoba Rural District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Missenyi District, to the east by Lake Victoria and Bukoba Urban District, to the south by Muleba District and to the west by Karagwe District. Its administrative seat is Bukoba town.

At the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Bukoba Rural District was 289,697, from 394,020 in 2002, and 340,800 in 1988.^{[1] [2]} The district area is, with a population density of ^[3] There are 29 wards, 94 villages, and 515 suburbs in the district.^[4]

Transport

Paved trunk road T4 from Mwanza to the Ugandan border passes through Bukoba Rural District.^[5]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, This rural district was administratively divided into 29 wards.^[6]

Wards

• Buhendangabo
• Bujugo
• Butelankuzi
• Butulage
• Ibwera
• Izimbya
• Kaagya
• Kaibanja
• Kanyangereko
• Karabagaine
• Kasharu
• Katerero
• Katoma
• Katoro
• Kemondo
• Kibirizi
• Kikomero
• Kishanje
• Kishogo
• Kyamulaile
• Maruku
• Mikoni
• Mugajwale
• Nyakato
• Nyakibimbili
• Rubafu
• Rubale
• Ruhunga
• Rukoma

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2002 Census Analytical Report . Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics . . 2 July 2022 . . 17 . sw.
2. Web site: Tanzania National Census 2012 . National Bureau of Statistics . 1 July 2022 . . 163 . en . March 2013.
3. Web site: Bukoba Rural District in Tanzania . City Population . 2 July 2022 . en, de.
4. Web site: Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Bukoba . Bukoba District Council . Ofisi ya Rais, Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za mitaa . Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Bukoba . 2 July 2022 . . sw.
5. Web site: Kagera Roads Network. Tanroads. 16 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160223045329/http://tanroads.go.tz/uploads/documents/en/1446557959-Kagera.pdf#. 2016-02-23. dead.
6. Web site: Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Biharamulo . Biharamulo District Council . Ofisi ya Rais, Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za mitaa . Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Biharamulo . 2 July 2022 . . sw.