Ulanga District Explained

Ulanga District
Other Name:	Mahenge District
Settlement Type:	District
Coordinates:	-9°N 76°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Morogoro Region
Area Total Km2:	15,751
Population As Of:	2022
Population Total:	232,895
Population Density Km2:	auto

Ulanga District^[1] (Mahenge District^[2]) is one of the six districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. the administrative seat is in Mahenge. It covers 24460sqkm of which 4927sqkm is in forest reserves.^[3] Ulanga District is bordered to the north and west by the Kilombero District, to the east by the Lindi Region and to the south by the Ruvuma Region.

Demographics

, the population of the Ulanga District was 232,895.^{[4] [5]} The Wapogoro are the majority ethnic group in Ulanga District.

Economy

Most people are employed in herding and subsistence farming, although there is some traditional fishing. Some mining is done in Lukande Ward.

Roads are poor. There is one gravelled airstrip located in the Selous Game Reserve.

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2015 elections Ulanga District had one constituency:^[6]

• Ulanga Mashariki Constituency (Ulanga East Constituency)

Divisions

Ulanga District is administratively divided into four divisions.

• Lupiro
• Vigoi
• Ruaha
• Mwaya

Wards

Ulanga District is administratively divided into twenty-one wards:^[7]

• Chirombola
• Euga
• Ilonga
• Iragua
• Isongo
• Ketaketa
• Kichangani
• Lukande
• Lupiro
• Mahenge
• Mawasiliano
• Mbuga
• Milola
• Minepa
• Msogezi
• Mwaya
• Nawenge
• Ruaha
• Sali
• Uponera
• Vigoi

Notes and References

1. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
2. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
3. Web site: Morogoro Region Socio-Economic Profile. 1997. The Planning Commission, Dar es Salaam, and The Regional Commissioner's Office, Morogoro. pdf. https://web.archive.org/web/20040530191242/http://www.tzonline.org/pdf/Morogoro.pdf. 30 May 2004. live.
4. Web site: Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2024-02-11 . www.citypopulation.de.
5. Web site: 2002 Population and Housing General Report: Morogoro: Ulanga. https://web.archive.org/web/20040320132624/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/ulanga.htm. 20 March 2004. dead.
6. Web site: Organisations located in Ulanga District - Tanzania. African Development Information.
7. Web site: 2012 . Postcodes Morogoro Region 67000 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120902182043/http://www.tcra.go.tz/publications/postcode/morogoro.pdf . 2012-09-02.