Busokelo District Explained

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]

Administrative subdivisions

The district has 13 wards, 56 villages and 237 suburbs.

Wards

Wards assigned to Busokelo District in 2016.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historia . History . Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Busokelo . . sw . 6 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220614083355/https://busokelodc.go.tz/history . 14 June 2022 . live.
  2. 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara. . Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania . 2016-04-01 . . . sw . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211227102333/https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf . 2021-12-27 . live.