Bukoba Rural District

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Bukoba Rural District
Wilaya ya Bukoba
Bukoba District in Kagera 2022.svg
Coordinates: 1°29′00″S31°32′00″E / 1.483333°S 31.533333°E / -1.483333; 31.533333
CountryFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Region Kagera
Government
  TypeCouncil
  BodyBukoba District Council
  District CommissionerMoses Joseph Machali (CCM)
  District SecretaryKadole Kilugala
  Chairman of CouncilMurshid Hashim Ngeze
Area
  Total1,654 km2 (639 sq mi)
Elevation
1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total322,448
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code 028
Website District Website

Bukoba Rural District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Missenyi District, to the east by Lake Victoria and Bukoba Urban District, to the south by Muleba District and to the west by Karagwe District. Its administrative seat is Bukoba town.

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According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Bukoba Rural District was 289,697, from 394,020 in 2002, and 340,800 in 1988. [1] [2] The district area is 1,654 square kilometres (639 sq mi), with a population density of 175.2 square kilometres (67.6 sq mi) [3] There are 29 wards, 94 villages, and 515 suburbs in the district. [4]

Transport

Paved trunk road T4 from Mwanza to the Ugandan border passes through Bukoba Rural District. [5]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Bukoba Rural District was administratively divided into 29 wards. [6]

Wards

  • Buhendangabo
  • Bujugo
  • Butelankuzi
  • Butulage
  • Ibwera
  • Izimbya
  • Kaagya
  • Kaibanja
  • Kanyangereko
  • Karabagaine
  • Kasharu
  • Katerero
  • Katoma
  • Katoro
  • Kemondo
  • Kibirizi
  • Kikomero
  • Kishanje
  • Kishogo
  • Kyamulaile
  • Maruku
  • Mikoni
  • Mugajwale
  • Nyakato
  • Nyakibimbili
  • Rubafu
  • Rubale
  • Ruhunga
  • Rukoma

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