Bukoba Urban District

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Bukoba Municipality
Manispaa ya Bukoba
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Bukoba, Tanzania
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Bukoba municipality of Kagera Region
Coordinates: 1°20′00″S31°49′00″E / 1.333333°S 31.816667°E / -1.333333; 31.816667
CountryFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Region Kagera Region
Established1960
Government
  TypeCouncil
  BodyBukoba Municipal Council
  MayorGodson Rwegasira
  DirectorHamid A. Njovu
  Deputy MayorMwajabu R.Galiatano
Area
  Total84.25 km2 (32.53 sq mi)
  Land61 km2 (24 sq mi)
  Water22 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
1,150 m (3,770 ft)
Population
 (2022 census) [1]
  Total144,938
  Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zone EAT
Area code 028
Website Municipal Website

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

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According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Bukoba Urban District was 128,796, from 80,868 in 2002, and 46,503 in 1988. [2] [3] The district area is 83.25 square kilometres (32.14 sq mi), with a population density of 1,547 square kilometres (597 sq mi) [4] There are 14 wards and 66 neighborhoods within the municipality. [5]

Transport

Road

Paved trunk road T4 from Mwanza to the Ugandan border passes through Bukoba Urban District. [6]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2022, Bukoba Urban District was administratively divided into 14 wards. [5]

Wards

  • Bakoba
  • Bilele
  • Buhemba
  • Hamugembe
  • Ijuganyondo
  • Kagondo
  • Kahororo
  • Kashai
  • Kibeta
  • Kitendaguroward
  • Miembeni
  • Nshambya
  • Nyanga
  • Rwamishenye

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