Matendo Explained

Matendo
Official Name:Kata ya Matendo, Wilaya ya Kigoma
Settlement Type:Ward
Pushpin Map:Tanzania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kigoma Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kigoma District
Area Total Km2:175.4
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:14,306
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation M:969
Postal Code Type:Tanzanian Postal Code
Postal Code:47209

Matendo is an administrative ward in Kigoma District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of,[1] and has an average elevation of .[2] In 2016, according to the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report, there were 14,306 people in the ward, from 22,458 in 2012. Prior to 2014 Kidahwe Ward was a village in the Matendo Ward before splitting off to form its won new ward.

Villages / neighborhoods

The ward has 3 villages and 12 hamlets.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map.
  2. Web site: Matendo Elevation.