Serengeti District Explained

Serengeti District
Other Name:	Wilaya ya Serengeti
Settlement Type:	District
Coordinates:	-1.8333°N 74°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Mara Region
Area Total Km2:	11,156
Population As Of:	2022
Population Total:	340,349
Population Density Km2:	auto
Website:	http://serengetidc.go.tz/

Serengeti District is one of the seven districts of Mara Region of Tanzania. Its administrative centre is the town of Mugumu. It is home to part of the world-famous Serengeti National Park a UNESCO World Heritage Site and contains one of the western gates to the park.^[1]

According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Serengeti District was 340,349.^{[2] [3]}

Transport

There are no paved roads connecting Serengeti District with the rest of the country. The unpaved trunk road T17 from Musoma to Arusha passes through the district from west to east.^[4]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Serengeti District was administratively divided into 28 wards.

Wards

• Busawe
• Geitasamo
• Ikoma
• Issenye
• Kebanchabancha
• Kenyamonta
• Kisaka
• Kisangura
• Kyambahi
• Machochwe
• Magange
• Majimoto
• Manchira
• Mbalibali
• Morotonga
• Mosongo
• Mugumu
• Natta
• Nyamatare
• Nyambureti
• Nyamoko
• Nyansurura
• Rigicha
• Ring'wani
• Rung'abure
• Sedeco
• Stendi Kuu
• Uwanja wa Ndege

Notes and References

1. Web site: Serengeti National Park. Serengeti National Park. 11 January 2016.
2. Web site: Census 2012. National Bureau of Statistics. 9 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154228/http://50.87.153.5/~eastc/sensa/index.php/welcome. 5 March 2016.
3. Web site: Mara (Region, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-02-09 . www.citypopulation.de.
4. Web site: Trunk and Regional Roads in Tanzania. Tanroads. 1 December 2015.