Kalambo District Explained

Kalambo District
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:-8.3°N 62°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Rukwa Region
Area Total Km2:5,569
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:316,783
Population Density Km2:auto

Kalambo District is one of the four districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania, East Africa. The administrative seat is in Matai.[1] The Kalambo River flows through the district and its mouth on Lake Tanganyika is about south of the town of Kasanga.[2]

Kalambo District Council was officially established on 23 December 2012 after it was split off from the Sumbawanga District Council.[3] Moshi Chang'a was the first District Commissioner,[4] who served until his death in an auto accident in April 2014.[5]

According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Igunga District was 316,783 in 2022.[6]

Economy

Most people are employed in herding and subsistence farming. The major cash crops are maize, sunflowers, beans, cassava and honey. Some people are employed in artisanal mining and traditional fishing. There are copper deposits at Kasanga and Kapapa.[7]

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections the area that is now Kalambo District had one constituency:[8]

Divisions

Kalambo District is administratively divided into 5 divisions.1. Matai2. Mwazye3. Mwimbi4. Kasanga5. Mambwe Nkoswe

Wards

Kalambo District is administratively divided into 23 wards:[9] 1. Kasanga2. Katazi3. Katete4. Kisumba5. Legeza Mwendo6. Mambwe Kenya7. Mambwe Nkoswe8. Matai9. Mkali10 Mkowe11. Msanzi12. Mwazye13. Mwimbi14. Sopa15. Ulumi16. Sundu17. Mbuluma18. Lyowa19. Samazi20. Kilesha 21. Mnamba22. Kanyezi23. Mpombwe

Notes and References

  1. News: Staff . State Gazettes New Regions, Districts . 9 March 2012 . Daily News . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810205114/http://archive.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/2739-state-gazettes-new-regions-districts . 10 August 2014 . dead . 2 August 2014 .
  2. News: Briggs, Philip . 2009 . Lake Tanganyika (Southern Shores) . Tanzania Travel News . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812011046/http://bradttanzania.wordpress.com/lake-tanganyika-southern-shores/ . 12 August 2014 . dead . 2 August 2014 .
  3. News: Staff . Collect levies, Chang’a tells Kalambo council officials . 23 January 2014 . Daily News . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810205059/http://dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/27298-collect-levies-chang-a-tells-kalambo-council-officials . 10 August 2014 . live .
  4. News: Siyame, Peti . 3 July 2012 . Truance Irks Kalambo DC . Daily News . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810205053/http://archive.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/6971-truance-irks-kalambo-dc . 10 August 2014 . dead . 2 August 2014 .
  5. News: Bitekeye, Alex . Kikwete laments rising road accidents . 23 April 2014 . The Citizen . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055906/http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Kikwete-laments-rising-road-accidents/-/1840392/2289372/-/ph8w5p/-/index.html . 8 August 2014 . live .
  6. Web site: Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2024-02-11 . www.citypopulation.de.
  7. News: Staff . 9 October 2013 . RUKWA region throws doors wide open for potential investors . Daily News . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810205002/http://archive.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/features/23196-rukwa-region-throws-doors-wide-open-for-potential-investors . 10 August 2014 . dead . 2 August 2014 .
  8. Web site: Tanzania Parliament. African Development Information. https://web.archive.org/web/20120419070318/http://www.afdevinfo.com/htmlreports/tz21.html. 19 April 2012. dead.
  9. Web site: Postcodes Rukwa Region 55000. 2012. Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). https://web.archive.org/web/20120831172619/http://www.tcra.go.tz/publications/postcode/rukwa.pdf. 31 August 2012. dead.

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