Mkigo Explained

Mkigo
Official Name:Kata ya Mkigo, 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 Km2:80
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:7,478
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation M:1,594
Postal Code Type:Tanzanian Postal Code
Postal Code:47201

Mkigo 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 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 7,478 people in the ward, from 16,252 in 2012. Prior to 2014 Nyarubanda village and its hamlets were are part of the Mikigo Ward until they split off to for their own new ward.

Villages / neighborhoods

The ward has 8 hamlets.

Notes and References

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