Mtumba Explained

Mtumba
Native Name:Kata ya Mtumba
Native Name Lang:sw
Settlement Type:Ward
Pushpin Map:Tanzania
Coordinates:-6.1458°N 35.9423°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Dodoma Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dodoma Urban
Subdivision Type3:Ward
Subdivision Name3:Mtumba
Leader Title1:MP
Leader Name1:Antony Mavunde
Leader Title2:Mayor
Leader Name2:Professor Davis G. Mwamfupe
Leader Title3:Councilor
Leader Name3:Edward Maboje Nyagalu
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:7,277
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3

Mtumba is an administrative ward in the Dodoma Urban district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. The ward is along the main road to Dar es salaam. Residence in this ward depended traditionally much on agricultural activities and animal keeping. Since 2016 the new Government City housing the headquarters of ministries and government institutions has become functional in Mtumba.[1]

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 7,277 people in the ward, from 17,268 in 2012.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/1840340-5309466-9rei7r/index.html President Magufuli: I’ve finally moved to Dodoma
  2. 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas. . 2013-03-01 . . . en . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326183741/http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf . 2022-03-26 . live.
  3. 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara. . Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania . 2016-04-01 . . . sw . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211227102333/https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf . 2021-12-27 . live.