Sumbawanga Rural District

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.

Sumbawanga
location in Rukwa Region
location in Rukwa Region
Country Tanzania
RegionRukwa Region
Area
 • Total5,150 km2 (1,990 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total494,330
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)

According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Sumbawanga Rural District was 494,330.[1]

Wards edit

The Sumbawanga Rural District is administratively divided into twenty-three wards:

  • Kaengesa
  • Kalambazite
  • Kaoze
  • Kasanga
  • Katazi
  • Kipeta
  • Laela
  • Legezamwendo
  • Lusaka
  • Mambwekenya
  • Mambwenkoswe
  • Matai
  • Miangalua
  • Milepa
  • Mkowe
  • Mpui
  • Msanzi
  • Mtowisa
  • Muze
  • Mwazye
  • Mwimbi
  • Sandalula
  • Sopa

References edit

  1. ^ "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.

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