Nkasi District Explained

Nkasi
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Rukwa Region
Area Total Km2:	9,824
Population As Of:	2022
Population Total:	425,420
Population Density Km2:	auto

Nkasi District (formerly Nkansi District) is one of the three districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania, with its headquarters in the village of Namanyere. It is bordered to the north by the Mpanda District of Katavi Region; to the east by the Sumbawanga District; to the south by the Sumbawanga Rural District and Zambia; and to the west by Lake Tanganyika across from the Democratic Republic of Congo.^[1]

The district covers 13124sqkm., the population of the Nkasi District was 425,420.^{[2] [3]}

History

Nkasi District was established^[4] on 1 January 1984.

Economy

Nkasi District is almost entirely rural, with well over 90% of its population undertaking subsistence farming, livestock rearing, and traditional fishing. Thirty-three of the villages in the district are located beside Lake Tanganyika. Major crops include: maize, millet, beans, and cassava. Commercial fishing in Lake Tanganyika is limited due to lack of storage facilities as well as capital to acquire fishing gear.

Administrative subdivisions

, Nkasi District was administratively divided into thirteen wards. After the 2012 reorganization it had seventeen wards.^[5]

2002 wards

• Chala
• Isale
• Kabwe
• Kala
• Kate
• Kipande
• Kirando
• Mkwamba
• Mtenga
• Namanyere
• Ninde
• Sintali
• Wampembe

2012 wards

• Chala
• Isale
• Kabwe
• Kala
• Kate
• Kipande
• Kipili
• Kirando
• Korongwe
• Mkwamba
• Mtenga
• Namanyere
• Ninde
• Nkandasi
• Nkomolo
• Sintali
• Wampembe

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania - Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu - Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa: (The United Republic of Tanzania - Prime Minister's Office - Regional Administration and Local Government) Nkasi District - Introduction. 2008. Rukwa Regional Commissioner's Office. 2012-08-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234734/http://www.rukwa.go.tz/kurasa/halmashauri/lga3/index.php. 2016-03-03. dead.
2. Web site: 2002 Population and Housing Census General Report: Rukwa: Nkansi. https://web.archive.org/web/20040320155514/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/nkansi.htm. 20 March 2004. dead.
3. Web site: Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2024-02-11 . www.citypopulation.de.
4. Nkasi District was established under Tanzania's Local Government Act No. 7 of 1982, District Authorities section
5. Web site: Postcodes: Rukwa Region 55000 . Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120831172619/http://www.tcra.go.tz/publications/postcode/rukwa.pdf . August 31, 2012 .