Kitangiri Explained

Kitangiri
Native Name:Kata ya Kitangiri
Native Name Lang:sw
Settlement Type:Ward
Pushpin Map:Tanzania
Coordinates:-2.4847°N 32.8892°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Mwanza Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ilemela District
Subdivision Type3:Ward
Subdivision Name3:Kitangiri
Leader Title:District Executive Director
Leader Title1:MP
Leader Name1:Angeline Mabula
Leader Title2:Mayor
Leader Name2:Renatus Bahame Mulunga
Leader Title3:Councilor
Leader Name3:John Mwita Nyamuhanga
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:23,432
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code:33220
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3

Kitangiri is an administrative ward in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania. In 2002, the ward had a total population of 14,282 according to the national Census of 2002 this was before split from Nyamagana District on 1 October 2012 as Ilemela becomes a District Council where given total of 20 wards. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 23,432 people in the ward, from 20,802 in 2012.

Villages

The ward has 8 villages.