Kyela District

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Kyela
Wilaya ya Kyela (Swahili)
District
Kyela District in Mbeya 2022.svg
Kyela District of Mbeya Region
Coordinates: 9°37′30″S33°52′30″E / 9.62500°S 33.87500°E / -9.62500; 33.87500
Country Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Region Mbeya Region
Established1972
HeadquartersKyela
Government
 • TypeCouncil
 • ChairmanKatule G. Kingamkono
 • DirectorExekiel Magehema
Population
 (2016) [1] : 96 
 • Total244,108
Time zone EAT
Postcode [2]
537xx
Area code 025
Website District Website

Kyela is one of the seven districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Rungwe District, to the northeast by Njombe Region, to the southeast by Lake Nyasa, to the south by Malawi and to the west by Ileje District.

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In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 244,108 people in the district, from 221,490 in 2012. [1] : 96  [3] : 114 

The District Commissioner of the Kyela District is Katule G. Kingamkono. [4]

Wards

The Kyela District is administratively divided into 33 wards, 93 villages, and 398 vitongoji: [4] [1] : 96-97 

Agriculture

The production of rice in Kyela is mainly favored by its geographical location and weather. Rivers such as Mbaka, Kiwira, Lufilyo and Songwe flowing into Lake Malawi all cross through Kyela. This makes the district constantly have wet land that is suitable for rice production. Apart from rice, Kyela also produces other crops like bananas, cashew nuts, beans, 80% of Tanzania's cocoa production [5] and watermelon.

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Bujonde is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 8,297 people in the ward, from 7,528 in 2012.

Ikama is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 5,206 people in the ward, from 4,724 in 2012.

Ikolo is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 5,665 people in the ward, from 5,140 in 2012.

Ipande is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 5,626 people in the ward, from 8,081 in 2012.

Ipinda is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 22,976 people in the ward, from 20,847 in 2012.

Kajunjumele is an administrative ward in the Kyela District of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 9,081 people in the ward, from 8,240 in 2012.

Katumba Songwe, also Katumbasongwe, is an administrative ward in the Kyela District of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 8,615 people in the ward, from 13,895 in 2012.

Kyela Mjini is an administrative ward and a town in the Kyela district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2012 there were 47,389 people in the ward.

Lusungo is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 7,003 people in the ward, from 6,354 in 2012.

Makwale is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 13,946 people in the ward, from 12,654 in 2012.

Mwaya is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016, the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 12,841 people in the ward, from 11,651 in 2012.

Ngana is an administrative ward in the Kyela District of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 8,755 people in the ward, from 7,944 in 2012.

Ngonga is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. The village is on Lake Nyasa by the Songwe River that forms the Tanzania and Malawi border, and thirty minute drive from the border crossing in Kasumulu. The ward covers an area of 339.4 square kilometres (131.0 sq mi) with an average elevation of 482 metres (1,581 ft).

Bonde la Usongwe, is a administrative ward in Mbeya Rural in the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 103.1 square kilometres (39.8 sq mi) with an average elevation of 1,431 metres (4,695 ft).

Iwiji is an administrative ward in the Mbeya Rural district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 9,973 people in the ward, from 15,056 in 2012.

Busale is a rural ward in Kyela District of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. It is also one of the more populous wards in the district. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 10,190 people in the ward, from 9,246 in 2012.

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ "Mbeya Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ↑ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Kyela". kyeladc.go.tz (in Swahili). Kyela District: Kyela District. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Kyela cocoa boom: Farmers urged to go commercial as prices rise". 21 December 2023.


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