Mafinga Explained

Mafinga
Native Name:	Mji wa Mafinga
Native Name Lang:	sw
Settlement Type:	Ward
Coordinates:	-8.2968°N 35.2958°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Iringa Region
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Mafinga
Area Total Km2:	953
Elevation M:	1871
Government Type:	Council
Population As Of:	2016
Population Total:	74,963
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	EAT
Utc Offset:	+3

Mafinga Town Council is one of the five districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania.^{[1] [2]}

In 2016, the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 74,963 people in the town; this is up from 51,902 in 2012.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.nbs.go.tz/sensa/PDF/Census%20General%20Report%20-%2029%20March%202013_Combined_Final%20for%20Printing.pdf Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013
2. Web site: Tanzania: Administrative Division. City Population. December 29, 2018.
3. 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas. . 2013-03-01 . . . en . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326183741/http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf . 2022-03-26 . live.
4. 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara. . Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania . 2016-04-01 . . . sw . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211227102333/https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf . 2021-12-27 . live.