Tunduru District Explained

Tunduru
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Ruvuma Region
Area Total Km2:	18,412
Population As Of:	2022
Population Total:	412,054
Population Density Km2:	auto

Tunduru District^[1] is one of the five districts in the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Lindi Region, to the east by the Mtwara Region, to the south by Mozambique and to the west by the Namtumbo District. The district is the birthplace of famous artist Edward Tingatinga.

, the population of the Tunduru District was 412,054.^{[2] [3]}

Administrative subdivisions

Tunduru District is administratively divided into seven divisions and twenty-four wards.

Divisions

The divisions are:

1. Namsakata
2. Nampungu
3. Nalasi
4. Matemanga
5. Nakapanya
6. Lukumbule
7. Mlingoti (comprising the whole of Tunduru township)

Wards

The wards are:

1. Kalulu
2. Kidodoma
3. Ligoma
4. Ligunga
5. Lukumbule
6. Marumba
7. Matemanga
8. Mbesa

1. Mchesi
2. Mchoteka
3. Mindu
4. Misechela
5. Mlingoti Magharibi (West)
6. Mlingoti Mashariki (East)
7. Mtina
8. Muhuwesi

1. Nakapanya
2. Nalasi
3. Namasakata
4. Nampungu
5. Namwinyu
6. Nandembo
7. Ngapa
8. Tuwemacho

Notes

Notes and References

1. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
2. Web site: Tunduru (District, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-02-11 . www.citypopulation.de.
3. Web site: 2002 Population and Housing Census General Report: Ruvuma: Tunduru. https://web.archive.org/web/20040320112240/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/tunduru.htm. 20 March 2004. dead.