Uwemba | |
Native Name: | Kata ya Uwemba |
Native Name Lang: | sw |
Settlement Type: | Ward |
Pushpin Map: | Tanzania |
Coordinates: | -9.4748°N 34.7864°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Iringa Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Njombe District |
Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
Subdivision Name3: | Uwemba |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 9,187 |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Uwemba is a town and ward in Njombe District in the Iringa Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands. Uwemba has a big Benedictines monastery and Secondary school. Economic activities includes agriculture (farming Irish potatoes, maize, wheat) and business.
In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 9,187 people in the ward, from 8,900 in 2012.[1] [2]