| Sumbawanga | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rukwa Region |
| Area Total Km2: | 5,150 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Total: | 494,330 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Sumbawanga Rural District is one of three districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the northeast by the Sumbawanga Urban District, to the south by Zambia and to the northwest by the Nkasi District.
According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Sumbawanga Rural District was 494,330.[1]
The Sumbawanga Rural District is administratively divided into twenty-three wards: