Nkasi District (formerly Nkansi District) is one of the three districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania, with its headquarters in the village of Namanyere. It is bordered to the north by the Mpanda District of Katavi Region; to the east by the Sumbawanga District; to the south by the Sumbawanga Rural District and Zambia; and to the west by Lake Tanganyika across from the Democratic Republic of Congo.[1]
Nkasi | |
|---|---|
 location in Rukwa Region | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Rukwa Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,824 km2 (3,793 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 425,420 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
The district covers 13,124 square kilometres (5,067 sq mi).[1] As of 2022[update], the population of the Nkasi District was 425,420.[2][3]
History edit
Economy edit
Nkasi District is almost entirely rural, with well over 90% of its population undertaking subsistence farming, livestock rearing, and traditional fishing.[1] Thirty-three of the villages in the district are located beside Lake Tanganyika.[1] Major crops include: maize, millet, beans, and cassava. Commercial fishing in Lake Tanganyika is limited due to lack of storage facilities as well as capital to acquire fishing gear.[1]
Administrative subdivisions edit
As of 2002[update], Nkasi District was administratively divided into thirteen wards.[2] After the 2012 reorganization it had seventeen wards.[5]
2002 wards edit
- Chala
- Isale
- Kabwe
- Kala
- Kate
- Kipande
- Kirando
- Mkwamba
- Mtenga
- Namanyere
- Ninde
- Sintali
- Wampembe
2012 wards edit
- Chala
- Isale
- Kabwe
- Kala
- Kate
- Kipande
- Kipili
- Kirando
- Korongwe
- Mkwamba
- Mtenga
- Namanyere
- Ninde
- Nkandasi
- Nkomolo
- Sintali
- Wampembe
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania - Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu - Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa: (The United Republic of Tanzania - Prime Minister's Office - Regional Administration and Local Government) Nkasi District - Introduction". Rukwa Regional Commissioner's Office. 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
- ^ a b "2002 Population and Housing Census General Report: Rukwa: Nkansi". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.
- ^ "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ Nkasi District was established under Tanzania's Local Government Act No. 7 of 1982, District Authorities section
- ^ "Postcodes: Rukwa Region 55000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2012.
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