| Ikungi District | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | -5.1333°N 80°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Singida Region |
| Area Total Km2: | 8,860 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Total: | 411,262 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Ikungi District is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of Tanzania. It is one of the 20 new districts that were formed in Tanzania since 2010; it was split off from Singida Rural District.[1] Ikungi District is bordered to the north by Iramba District, Singida Urban District and Singida Rural District, to the east by Manyara Region, to the south by Manyoni District and to the west by Tabora Region. Its administrative seat is the town of Ikungi.
According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Ikungi District was 411,262.[2] [3]
Paved trunk road T3 from Morogoro to the Rwandan border passes through the district.[4]
The Singida branch of the Central Railway of Tanzanian Railways passes through the district. There is a station at Ikungi town.
As of 2012, Ikungi District was administratively divided into 26 wards.
| Ward | Population | Population - Male | Population - Female | Number of Households | Average Household Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puma | 9,945 | 4,795 | 5,150 | 1,999 | 5 | |
| Kituntu | 8,444 | 4,219 | 4,225 | 1,497 | 5.6 | |
| Mungaa | 18,276 | 8,903 | 9,373 | 3,554 | 5.1 | |
| Siuyu | 7,952 | 3,987 | 3,965 | 1,472 | 5.4 | |
| Kikio | 7,887 | 3,937 | 3,950 | 1,515 | 5.2 | |
| Lighwa | 7,245 | 3,575 | 3,670 | 1,349 | 5.4 | |
| Misughaa | 6,679 | 3,376 | 3,303 | 1,302 | 5.1 | |
| Ntuntu | 11,360 | 5,738 | 5,622 | 2,124 | 5.3 | |
| Dung'unyi | 10,158 | 5,111 | 5,047 | 1,994 | 5.1 | |
| Mang'onyi | 14,962 | 7,903 | 7,059 | 3,053 | 4.9 | |
| Mkiwa | 5,152 | 2,625 | 2,527 | 942 | 5.5 | |
| Issuna | 12,158 | 6,212 | 5,946 | 2,195 | 5.5 | |
| Unyahati | 9,710 | 4,870 | 4,840 | 1,956 | 5 | |
| Ikungi | 12,661 | 6,331 | 6,330 | 2,533 | 5 | |
| Iglansoni | 11,256 | 5,432 | 5,824 | 1,595 | 7.1 | |
| Iseke | 6,933 | 3,444 | 3,489 | 1,346 | 5.2 | |
| Ihanja | 8,269 | 4,169 | 4,100 | 1,620 | 5.1 | |
| Minyughe | 18,440 | 9,239 | 9,201 | 4,965 | 3.7 | |
| Muhintiri | 8,896 | 4,420 | 4,476 | 1,486 | 6 | |
| Iyumbu | 9,377 | 4,590 | 4,787 | 1,133 | 8.3 | |
| Mgungira | 6,548 | 3,198 | 3,350 | 913 | 7.2 | |
| Mwaru | 11,784 | 5,752 | 6,032 | 1,929 | 6.1 | |
| Ighombwe | 13,344 | 6,692 | 6,652 | 1,839 | 7.3 | |
| Mtunduru | 17,056 | 8,589 | 8,467 | 2,940 | 5.8 | |
| Sepuka | 12,446 | 6,092 | 6,354 | 2,352 | 5.3 | |
| Irisya | 6,021 | 2,979 | 3,042 | 1,097 | 5.5 |
The Singida Rural District was administratively divided into 30 wards: