Geita District

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Geita District
Geita District in Geita 2022.svg
Geita District's location within Geita Region.
Coordinates: 02°55′00″S032°15′00″E / 2.91667°S 32.25000°E / -2.91667; 32.25000
Country Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Region Geita
DistrictGeita
Population
 (2022) [1]
  Total1,035,214
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
30xxx
Area code 028
Website District website

Geita District is located in the Geita Region of Tanzania. [2] According to the 2022 census, the population of the district was 1,035,214. [3] [1] The district is bordered to the east by Mwanza Region and Nyang'hwale District, to the south by Shinyanga Region and Mbogwe District, and to the west by Chato District.

Contents

History

Prior to the creation of the Geita Region in March 2012, [4] the Geita District was part of the Mwanza Region. [5]

Transport

Road

Paved trunk road T4 from Mwanza to Bukoba passes through the district from east to west. [6]


Economy


Mining

Geita Gold Mine is located within Geita District, 4 km west of the town of Geita. The mine is currently being owned and managed by AngloGold Ashanti. [7]

Tourism

Rubondo Island National Park is located on an island in Lake Victoria that is a part of Geita District. It can be reached by ferry from Nkome, a village in the north of the district. [8]


Wards

As of the 2012 census, Geita District council was divided administratively into 35 wards: [1]

  1. Bugalama
  2. Bugulula
  3. Bujula
  4. Bukoli
  5. Bukondo
  6. Bulela
  7. Bung'wangoko
  8. Busanda
  9. Butobela
  10. Chigunga
  11. Ihanamilo
  12. Isulwabutundwe
  13. Kagu
  14. Kakubilo
  15. Kalangalala
  16. Kamena
  17. Kamhanga
  18. Kasamwa
  19. Kaseme
  20. Katoma
  21. Katoro
  22. Lubanga
  23. Lwamgasa
  24. Lwezera
  25. Mtakuja
  26. Nkome
  27. Nyachiluluma
  28. Nyakagomba
  29. Nyakamwaga
  30. Nyamalimbe
  31. Nyamigota
  32. Nyanguku
  33. Nyarugusu
  34. Nzera
  35. Senga

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