Iramba District | |
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Coordinates: 04°22′S34°12′E / 4.367°S 34.200°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Singida Region |
Area | |
• Total | 4,520 km2 (1,750 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 328,912 |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Iramba is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of central Tanzania. It is bordered to the Northwest by the Shinyanga Region, to the North by Simiyu Region, to the east by the Mkalama District, to the South by Ikungi District and to the West by the Tabora Region. Its administrative seat is the town of Kiomboi.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the new Iramba District was 236,282. [1]
According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Iramba District was 328,912. [2]
The natives of the Iramba district are called 'Wanyiramba'(pl., singular: 'Mnyiramba'). Their mother tongue is Kinyiramba , though the majority can also speak Swahili.
Ward [3] | Population | Population - Male | Population - Female | Number of Households | Average Household Size |
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Urughu | 13,380 | 6,566 | 6,814 | 1,840 | 7.3 |
Mtekente | 16,973 | 8,396 | 8,577 | 2,603 | 6.5 |
Mtoa | 19,724 | 9,738 | 9,986 | 3,237 | 6.1 |
Mgongo | 13,041 | 6,377 | 6,664 | 2,013 | 6.5 |
Shelui | 14,933 | 7,417 | 7,516 | 2,903 | 5.1 |
Ntwike | 16,977 | 8,461 | 8,516 | 3,154 | 5.4 |
Tulya | 8,265 | 4,370 | 3,895 | 1,607 | 5.1 |
Kidaru | 9,727 | 4,849 | 4,878 | 1,559 | 6.2 |
Kisiriri | 10,686 | 5,294 | 5,392 | 2,335 | 4.6 |
Kiomboi | 25,375 | 12,270 | 13,105 | 5,598 | 4.5 |
Kinampanda | 14,870 | 7,308 | 7,562 | 2,960 | 5 |
Ulemo | 17,174 | 8,407 | 8,767 | 3,584 | 4.8 |
Kyengege | 7,845 | 3,902 | 3,943 | 1,544 | 5.1 |
Ndago | 14,453 | 7,195 | 7,258 | 2,953 | 4.9 |
Mbelekese | 12,678 | 6,364 | 6,314 | 2,272 | 5.6 |
Kaselya | 9,801 | 4,849 | 4,952 | 1,755 | 5.6 |
Ndulungu | 10,380 | 5,234 | 5,146 | 1,821 | 5.7 |
The Iramba District was administratively divided into 34 wards:
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Kyengege is an administrative ward in the Iramba district of the Singida Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 8,608 people in the ward, from 7,845 in 2012.
Mtoa is an administrative ward in the Iramba District of the Singida Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 21,643 people in the ward, from 19,724 in 2012.
Tulya is an administrative ward in the Iramba District of the Singida Region of Tanzania. The ward is bounded to the north by Lake Kitangiri.
Urughu is an administrative ward in the Iramba District of the Singida Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 14,682 people in the ward, from 13,380 in 2012.
Iramba, also known as Nilamba is a Bantu language of spoken by the Nilamba and Iambi people of the Iramba District in the Singida Region of Tanzania.
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Ndulungu is an administrative ward in the Iramba District of the Singida Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 11,390 people in the ward, from 10,380 in 2012.
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