Manyoni District Explained

Manyoni District
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:-5.75°N 84°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Singida Region
Area Total Km2:9,393
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:279,069
Population Density Km2:auto

Manyoni District is one of the six districts in the Singida Region of Tanzania. The district capital is the town of Manyoni. The district is bordered to the north by the Ikungi District, to the east by the Dodoma Region, to the south by the Iringa Region, to the southwest by the Mbeya Region and to the west by the Itigi District. In 2015 the Itigi District was created from the Manyoni District, separating the Itigi Division that was the large portion of the south western of the district.[1]

According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Manyoni District was 279,069.[2] [3]

As of 2016 the district commissioner of the Manyoni district was Rahabu Mwagisa Solomon.[4]

Transport

Paved trunk road T3 from Morogoro to the Rwanda border passes through the district.[5]

The town of Manyoni has a station on the Central Railway of the Tanzanian Railways.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Manyoni District was administratively divided into 30 wards.[6]

Wards

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historia . itigidc.go.tz . Itigi District . 5 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220905025108/https://itigidc.go.tz/history . 5 September 2022 . . sw . live.
  2. Web site: Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2024-02-11 . www.citypopulation.de.
  3. Web site: 2002 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS- General Report . www.tanzania.go.tz . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040320145102/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/manyoni.htm . 20 March 2004 . dead.
  4. News: New Regional commissioners, District commissioners Line-Up Named . 21 May 2023 . allAfrica . Tanzania Daily News . 27 June 2016 . Dar es Salaam.
  5. Web site: Singida Roads Network. Tanroads. 11 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311184815/http://tanroads.go.tz/uploads/documents/en/1446622144-Singida%20Roads%20Network.pdf. 11 March 2016. dead.
  6. Web site: Census 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154228/http://50.87.153.5/~eastc/sensa/index.php/welcome . 5 March 2016 . 16 February 2016 . National Bureau of Statistics.