Busale | |
Native Name: | Kata ya Busale |
Native Name Lang: | sw |
Settlement Type: | Ward |
Pushpin Map: | Tanzania#Africa |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | -9.45°N 33.72°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Mbeya Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mbeya Urban |
Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
Subdivision Name3: | Busale |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 10190 |
Postal Code: | 53709 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Busale is a rural ward in Kyela District of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. It is also one of the more populous wards in the district. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 10,190 people in the ward, from 9,246 in 2012.
Located in the western part of Kyela District, Busale is bordered by three wards in the district: Ngana to the south and southwest, Itope to the south and southeast, and Ipande to the east. It is also bordered by Ileje District to the north and to the west.
The ward has 5 villages and 20 vitongoji.