Chamwino District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | -6.0986°N 36.0381°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Dodoma Region |
Area Total Km2: | 9,132 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 486,176 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Chamwino District is one of the seven districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Chemba District, to the east by Manyara Region, Kongwa District and Mpwapwa District, to the south by Iringa Region, and to the west by Singida Region, Bahi District and Dodoma District. Its administrative seat is the town of Chamwino.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Chamwino District was 330,543.[1] By 2022, the population of the district had grown to 486,176.[2]
Paved trunk road T3 from Morogoro to Dodoma and paved trunk road T5 from Dodoma to Iringa pass through the district.[3]
The central railway of Tanzania passes through Chamwino District as well.[4] The new Standard Gauge Railway passes through and there is a passenger station nearly completed in early 2023 at Igandu.[5]
As of 2012, Chamwino District was administratively divided into 32 wards.