Iramba District Explained

Iramba District
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:-4.3667°N 46°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Singida Region
Area Total Km2:4,520
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:328,912
Population Density Km2:auto

Iramba is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of central Tanzania. It is bordered to the Northwest by the Shinyanga Region, to the North by Simiyu Region, to the east by the Mkalama District, to the South by Ikungi District and to the West by the Tabora Region. Its administrative seat is the town of Kiomboi.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the new Iramba District was 236,282.[1]

According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Iramba District was 328,912.[2]

Language

The natives of the Iramba district are called 'Wanyiramba'(pl., singular: 'Mnyiramba'). Their mother tongue is Kinyiramba, though the majority can also speak Swahili.

Wards 2012

Ward[3] Population Population - Male Population - Female Number of Households Average Household Size
13,380 6,566 6,814 1,840 7.3
16,973 8,396 8,577 2,603 6.5
19,724 9,738 9,986 3,237 6.1
13,041 6,377 6,664 2,013 6.5
14,933 7,417 7,516 2,903 5.1
16,977 8,461 8,516 3,154 5.4
8,265 4,370 3,895 1,607 5.1
9,727 4,849 4,878 1,559 6.2
10,686 5,294 5,392 2,335 4.6
25,375 12,270 13,105 5,598 4.5
14,870 7,308 7,562 2,960 5
17,174 8,407 8,767 3,584 4.8
7,845 3,902 3,943 1,544 5.1
14,453 7,195 7,258 2,953 4.9
12,678 6,364 6,314 2,272 5.6
9,801 4,849 4,952 1,755 5.6
10,380 5,234 5,146 1,821 5.7

Wards 2002

The Iramba District was administratively divided into 34 wards:

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2012 . National Bureau of Statistics . 16 February 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154228/http://50.87.153.5/~eastc/sensa/index.php/welcome . 5 March 2016 .
  2. Web site: Iramba (District, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-02-11 . www.citypopulation.de.
  3. http://www.nbs.go.tz National Bureau of Statistics 2012 Census