Bumbuli | |
Official Name: | Wilaya ya Bumbuli, Mkoa wa Tanga |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | -4.8687°N 38.4613°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tanga Region |
Established Title: | District |
Established Date: | 2013 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Kwehangala |
Population Demonym: | Bumbulian |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 159,373 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Ethnic groups |
Demographics1 Title1: | Settler |
Demographics1 Info1: | Swahili |
Demographics1 Title2: | Native |
Demographics1 Info2: | Sambaa, Bondei & Digo |
Bumbuli is one of the 11 districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania.[1] [2] The district is bordered to the north the Lushoto District and is surrounded on three sides in the south by Korogwe District. It was split from Lushoto District in 2013.[3] [4]
As of 2016, Bumbuli District was administratively divided into 18 wards.