Busokelo District

Busokelo
Wilaya ya Busokelo
Busokelo Wilaya ya Busokelo
District
	Kiungululu Crater Lake
	Busokelo District of Mbeya Region
	Coordinates: 9°15′13″S33°38′39″E / 9.253593°S 33.6441848°E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Mbeya Region
District	Busokelo
Established	2013
Headquarters	Lwangwa Town
Government
• Type	Council
• Chairman	Anyosisye M. Njobelo
• District CEO	Loema Isaay Peter
Area
• Total	969.14 km2 (374.19 sq mi)
Elevation	1,106 m (3,629 ft)
Population (2022 census)
• Total	100,123
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
• Religions	Christianity
Time zone	EAT
Postcode	53xxx
Area code	025
Website	District Website

Last updated August 24, 2023

Busokelo is a new district in 2013 from Rungwe District within the Mbeya Region of Tanzania.^[1]

Administrative subdivisions

The district has 13 wards, 56 villages and 237 suburbs.^[2]

Wards

Wards assigned to Busokelo District in 2016.^[2]

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References

↑ "Historia" [History]. Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Busokelo (in Swahili). Ofisi ya Rais Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
1 2 3 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. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

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[Busokelo_DC-1] "Historia" [History]. Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Busokelo (in Swahili). Ofisi ya Rais Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

[2016_census-2] 1 2 3 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. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

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