Uwemba Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas. . 2013-03-01 . . . en . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326183741/http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf . 2022-03-26 . live.
  2. 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara. . Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania . 2016-04-01 . . . sw . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211227102333/https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf . 2021-12-27 . live.