Njombe Rural District Explained

Njombe Rural District
Settlement Type:	District
Coordinates:	-8.85°N 84°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Njombe Region
Population As Of:	2022 census
Population Total:	182,127

Njombe Rural District is one of the six districts of the Njombe Region of Tanzania, East Africa.^[1] Its administrative seat is Njombe town. The 2022 population was 182,127.^[2]

History

Njombe Rural District was formally established when it was gazetted in March 2012. It was created out of the northern part of the old Njombe District that had been in Iringa Region. Western Njombe District became Wanging'ombe District, and south-eastern part became Njombe Urban District.

Economy

Most people are employed in herding and subsistence farming.

Roads are poor.

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections the area that became Njombe Rural District had one constituency:^{[3] [4]}

• Njombe Kaskazini (Njombe North) Constituency

Divisions

Njombe Rural District is administratively divided into divisions.

Wards

As of 2012, Njombe Rural District was administratively divided into fourteen wards:^[5]

• • • • • Idamba Igongolo Ikondo Ikuna Kidegembye
  • Kitandililo Lupembe

Notes and References

1. News: Staff . Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts . 9 March 2012 . Daily News . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120823174437/http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/2739-state-gazettes-new-regions-districts . August 23, 2012 .
2. Web site: Njombe (Region, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-02-09 . www.citypopulation.de.
3. Web site: 2010 Parliamentary Election Results: Iringa: Wilaya ya Njombe: Njombe Kaskazini. National Electoral Commission of Tanzania. 2012-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20120908164238/http://www.nec.go.tz/index.php?modules=election_results_2010&sub=&etype=2&region=5&district=51&const=203. 2012-09-08. dead.
4. Web site: Organisations located in Njombe District - Tanzania. African Development Information.
5. Web site: Postcodes Njombe Region 59000 . 2012 . Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) .