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Mtwara District, Mtwara

Mtwara District
Wilaya ya Mtwara (Swahili)
District
Miombo woodland on the slopes of the Plateau
Miombo woodland on the North escarpment of the Plateau
Mtwara District of Mtwara Region
Mtwara District of Mtwara Region
Coordinates: 10°28′12″S 40°04′03″E / 10.4701°S 40.0676°E / -10.4701; 40.0676
Country Tanzania
RegionMtwara Region
DistrictMtwara District
Established1971
Government
 • TypeCouncil
 • ChairmanSelemani Nampanye
 • DirectorErica E. Yegella
Area
 • Total
3,597 km2 (1,389 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
132,329
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneEAT
Postcode
21xxx
Area code023
WebsiteDistrict Website

Mtwara District is one of the five districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the south by Mozambique, to the west by the Tandahimba District, to the north by the Lindi Region and to the east by Mtwara-Mikindani District and the Indian Ocean.

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 132,329 people in the ward, from 228,003 in 2012 before split of Nanyamba Town Council is 2014.[2][1]

Most of the residents are from the Makonde and Makua tribes.[3]

The area of the Mtwara Rural District is 3,597 km².[4]

Wards

The Mtwara District is administratively divided into 5 divisions, 21 wards, and 110 villages.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b 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] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2016-04-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  2. ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2013-03-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  3. ^ a b "Historia". mtwaradc.go.tz (in Swahili). Mtwara District: Mtwara District. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Mtwara Rural District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census". Archived from the original on 2006-06-08. Retrieved 2006-01-27.


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