Chunya District

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Chunya
District
Chunya District in Mbeya 2022.svg
Chunya District of Mbeya Region
CountryFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Region Mbeya Region
Area
 • Total17,505 km2 (6,759 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 Census)
 • Total344,471
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
 • Religions
Christianity

Chunya District is one of the seven districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Tabora Region, to the northeast by Singida Region, to the east by Mbarali District, to the south by Mbeya Rural District, and to the west by Songwe District.

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According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Chunya District was 344,471. [1] [2]

In 2006, the District Commissioner of Chunya District was Frank Uhahula. [3]

In 2015, Songwe District was split from the western part of Chunya District and integrated into the newly created Songwe Region. [4]

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Chunya District had two constituencies: [5]

Songwe Constituency is now contained within Songwe District. [4]

As for now Chunya District has two divisions which are Kiwanja Division and Lupa Division.

Wards

Chunya District is administratively divided into twenty wards: [6] : 96 

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References

  1. ↑ "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  2. ↑ "2002 Population and Housing General Report: Mbeya: Chunya". Archived from the original on 18 March 2004.
  3. ↑ "Tanazanian Government Directory Database" (in Swahili). Archived from the original on 2006-10-03.
  4. 1 2 "History". Songwe District Council. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Organisations located in Chunya District - Tanzania". African Development Information.
  6. ↑ 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.

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