Sumbawanga District Explained

Sumbawanga Urban District
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Rukwa Region
Area Total Km2:1374
Population As Of:2022 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:303986
Population Density Km2:auto

Sumbawanga Urban District is one of the four districts in the Rukwa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Lake Rukwa, to the east by the Mbeya Region, to the south by the Sumbawanga Rural District and to the west by the Nkasi District. The district (and regional) capital is Sumbawanga.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Sumbawanga Urban District was 209,793.[2]

Wards

The Sumbawanga Urban District is administratively divided into fifteen wards:[3]

  1. Chanji
  2. Izia
  3. Kasense
  4. Katandala
  5. Kizwite/Chanji
  6. Majengo
  7. Malangali
  8. Matanga
  9. Mazwi
  10. Milanzi
  11. Mollo
  12. Ntendo
  13. Old Sumbawanga
  14. Pito
  15. Senga

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/admin/rukwa/1504__sumbawanga_municipality/ Citypopulation.de
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/admin/15 Citypopulation.de
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/southernhighlands/admin/1504 Citypopulation.de