Masasi District, Mtwara

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Masasi District
Wilaya ya Masasi (Swahili)
District
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Masasi District of Mtwara Region
CountryFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Region Mtwara Region
Area
 • Total753.3 km2 (290.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total137,585
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Website District Council website

Masasi is one of the six districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Lindi Region, to the east by the Newala District, to the south by the Ruvuma River and Mozambique and to the west by Nanyumbu District. [1]

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According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Masasi District was 314,778 and in Masasi town the population was 137,585. [2] [3]

Council

Masasi District Council is among seven councils comprising Mtwara Region.

The district shares a border with Nachingwea and Ruangwa Districts to the North, Lindi and Newala Districts to the east, Ruvuma River to the south and Nanyumbu district to the West. The council's headquarters is situated 210 kilometers west of Mtwara Municipality which is the regional headquarters. The Masasi district council is also surrounding a new Masasi town council which started its operations in July 2012.

The council has five administrative divisions, 34 wards, 166 villages [4] and 864 hamlets. It has a total area of 3,829.9 km2 (1,478.7 sq mi), and the physical size is 20.8% of the whole region. Administratively Masasi is divided into two constituencies, Masasi and Lulindi. The council has a total of 46 councilors. [5] [6]

According to the National Population Census 2002, the district had a total population of 307,211 with an annual growth rate of 2.1 percent before the split of the councils. Currently, the population is 260,856 as per National Population Census 2012; 125,151 are male and 135,705 are female. [2] [7]

Masasi District Council is a council established under Section 5 of the Local Government (Urban/District Authorities) Act, 1982 under the ministerial establishment order No dated 1 January 1984 and Certification of Establishment No. 17420/12-83 issued by Clerk of the National Assembly on 31 December 1983.

Subdivisions

The Masasi District is, as at 2023, administratively divided into 5 divisions and 34 wards: [4] [8]

Divisions

  1. Chiungutwa
  2. Chikundi
  3. Lisekese B
  4. Lulindi
  5. Mchauru

Other Wards

  1. Chigugu
  2. Chikoropola
  3. Chikukwe
  4. Chikunja
  5. Chiwale
  6. Chiwata
  7. Lipumburu
  8. Lukuledi
  9. Lupaso
  10. Makong'onda
  11. Mbuyuni
  12. Mijelejele
  13. Mitesi
  14. Mkululu
  15. Mlingula
  16. Mnavira
  17. Mpanyani
  18. Mpeta
  19. Mpindimbi
  20. Msikisi
  21. Mwena
  22. Namajani
  23. Namalenga
  24. Namatutwe
  25. Namwanga
  26. Nanganga
  27. Nanjota
  28. Ndanda
  29. Sindano

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References

  1. ↑ "Asili ya Masasi | Masasi District Council". masasidc.go.tz. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  2. 1 2 "National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) - Tanzania". www.nbs.go.tz. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  4. 1 2 "Administration and Human Resource" (in Swahili). Masasi District Council. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. ↑ http://www.masasidc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/595/a28/c4e/595a28c4e05a2349608766.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  6. ↑ "Orodha ya waheshimiwa Madiwani | Masasi Town Council". masasitc.go.tz. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2020-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Administrative Units Population Distribution Report" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. p. 102. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

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