Busokelo | |
Native Name: | Wilaya ya Busokelo |
Native Name Lang: | sw |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | -9.2536°N 33.6442°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Mbeya Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Busokelo |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Lwangwa Town |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 2013 |
Area Total Km2: | 969.14 |
Elevation M: | 1106 |
Government Type: | Council |
Leader Title: | Chairman |
Leader Name: | Anyosisye M. Njobelo |
Leader Title1: | District CEO |
Leader Name1: | Loema Isaay Peter |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Total: | 100,123 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Population Blank2: | Christianity |
Area Code: | 025 |
Postal Code: | 53xxx |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Timezone: | EAT |
Blank Name Sec1: | HDI (2019) |
Busokelo is a new district in 2013 from Rungwe District within the Mbeya Region of Tanzania.[1]
In 2022 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 100,123 people in the district from 96,348 in 2012.[2]
The district has 13 wards, 56 villages and 237 suburbs.
Wards assigned to Busokelo District in 2016.