Bumbuli District, Tanga Explained

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]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2016, Bumbuli District was administratively divided into 18 wards.

Wards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara. PDF. Nbs.go.tz. 14 February 2022.
  2. Web site: BUMBULI DISTRICT COUNCIL : Tender No. LGA/164/2020/2021/NC/H/03 LOT 1 -2. PDF. Zabuni.co.tz. 14 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Lushoto District Council : Economic Profile. PDF. Lushotodc.go.tz. 14 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Bumbuli: Surmounting growing pains with optimism. Gideon. George. May 18, 2014. Dailynews.co.tz. December 27, 2021. December 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227122354/https://www.dailynews.co.tz/news/bumbuli-surmounting-growing-pains-with-optimism.aspx. dead.