Kigoma | |
Nickname: | Home to Gombe National Park |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | -4.6908°N 29.7138°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Kigoma Region |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Area Total Km2: | 967.7 |
Population Demonym: | District Kigoman |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 267712 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Area Code: | 028 |
Postal Code: | 472xx |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Kigoma District is one of the eight administrative districts of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The district lies north of the city of Kigoma-Ujiji. Uvinza District, to the west and south of Ujiji, was split off from the Kigoma District in 1 July, 2013.
The District covers an area of, which is about 20.8% of the region's total area. It is bordered to the west by Lake Tanganyika. The district is bordered by Buhigwe District and Kasulu District to the east; Kigoma-Ujiji District and Uvinza District to the south.
In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 267,712 people in the district, from 211,566 in 2012.
The district is of the tribes of Waha, Wabembe, Goma people,Wabwari, and Watongwe. Waha are the largest tribe, making up 95% of the people.
Kigoma District was administratively divided into 16 Ward, 46 villages, and 212 hamlets.