Shinyanga Urban District Explained
| Shinyanga Urban District |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Shinyanga Urban District is one of the eight districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania and includes the city of Shinyanga. It is bordered to the north by the Mwanza Region, to the south by the Shinyanga Rural District, to the east by the Kishapu District and to the west by the Kahama Urban District.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Shinyanga Urban District was 135,166.[1]
Wards
The Shinyanga Urban District is administratively divided into 17 wards:
- Chamaguha
- Chibe
- Lubaga
- Ibadakuli
- Ibinzamata
- Kambarage
- Kitangili
- Kizumbi
- Nkolandoto
- Mwamalili
- Old Shinyanga
- Mwawaza
- Ndala
- Masekelo
- Ngokolo
- Ndembezi
- Mjini
References
-3.6667°N 63°W
Notes and References
- Web site: SHINYANGA. https://web.archive.org/web/20060608223928/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/shinyangaurban.htm. 8 June 2006. 2002 Population and Housing Census.
