Momba District Explained

Momba
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Songwe Region
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Area Total Km2:	5856
Population As Of:	2022
Population Total:	259781^[2]
Population Density Km2:	auto

Momba District is a district of Songwe Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Lake Rukwa, to the south by Zambia, to the east by the Mbozi District, and to the west by the Rukwa Region. It was formed from the western part of Mbozi District when Songwe Region was created from Mbeya Region.^[3]

Administrative subdivisions

As of the restructuring in 2016, there are 3 divisions and 14 wards in the district. The wards are:^{[2] [4]}

• Chilulumo
• Chitete
• Ikana
• Ivuna
• Kamsamba
• Kapele
• Mkomba
• Mkulwe
• Mpapa
• Msangano
• Myunga
• Ndalambo
• Nkangamo
• Nzoka

References

-8.812°N 32.363°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Songwe Region Investment Guide . The United Republic of Tanzania President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government . 27 October 2023 . English . 2019.
2. Web site: Administrative Units Population Distribution Report Tanzania Mainland Volume 1B . Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics . 27 October 2023 . 227-8 . English . December 2022.
3. News: Mwakyusa . Alvar . Songwe is new region - with four districts . 4 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160205094519/http://dailynews.co.tz/index.php/home-news/46650-songwe-is-new-region-with-four-districts . 5 February 2016 . . 21 February 2017.
4. Web site: Statistics . Momba District Council . 27 October 2023.