Mkalama District | |
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Coordinates: 04°07′S34°39′E / 4.117°S 34.650°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Singida Region |
Area | |
• Total | 3,121 km2 (1,205 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 255,514 |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Mkalama District is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of Tanzania. It is one of the 20 new districts that were formed in Tanzania since 2010; it was split off from Iramba District. [1] Mkalama District is bordered to the north by Simiyu Region and Arusha Region, to the east by Manyara Region, to the south by Singida Rural District and to the west by Iramba District.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Mkalama District was 255,514. [2] [3]
Paved trunk road T3 from Morogoro to the Rwandan border passes through a small portion of the district. [4]
As of 2012, Mkalama District was administratively divided into 14 wards. [3]
Singida Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers a land area of 49,340 km2 (19,050 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Slovakia. The Region is bordered to the north by Shinyanga Region, Simiyu Region and Arusha Region, to the northeast by Manyara Region, to the east by Dodoma Region, to the southeast by Iringa Region, to the southwest by Mbeya Region and to the west by Tabora Region. The regional capital is the municipality of Singida. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,370,637.
Meatu District is one of the five districts of the Simiyu Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Itilima District, to the west by the Maswa District and Shinyanga Region to the east by the Arusha Region, to the southeast by the Manyara Region and to the south by the Singida Region. Its district capital is the town of Mwanhuzi.
Uyui District is one of the seven districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Nzega District and Igunga District as well as by the Shinyanga Region, to the south by Sikonge District, to the west by Urambo District and Kaliua District, and to the east by the Singida Region. Tabora Urban District is an enclave within the Uyui District. Its administrative seat is the city of Tabora.
Hanang District is one of the six districts of the Manyara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Mbulu District and Babati Rural District, to the southeast by the Dodoma Region and to the southwest by the Singida Region. Mount Hanang is located within the boundaries of the district.
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.
Ikungi District is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of Tanzania. It is one of the 20 new districts that were formed in Tanzania since 2010; it was split off from Singida Rural District. Ikungi District is bordered to the north by Iramba District, Singida Urban District and Singida Rural District, to the east by Manyara Region, to the south by Manyoni District and to the west by Tabora Region. Its administrative seat is the town of Ikungi.
Singida Urban District is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the south and west by the Ikungi District and to the north and east by the Singida Rural District. Its administrative seat is the town of Singida.
Manyoni District is one of the six districts in the Singida Region of Tanzania. The district capital is the town of Manyoni. The district is bordered to the north by the Ikungi District, to the east by the Dodoma Region, to the south by the Iringa Region, to the southwest by the Mbeya Region and to the west by the Tabora Region. In 2015 the Itigi District was created from the Manyoni District, separating the Itigi Division that was the large portion of the south western of the district.
Ibaga is an administrative ward in the Mkalama District of the Singida Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 10,672. According to the 2012 census, the population had increased to 11,712.
Iguguno is an administrative ward in the Mkalama District of the Singida Region of Tanzania. The town is popular business center for crops like cereals and sunflower. It is arguably the most developed town in the district. There are a few schools both primary and secondary in the town. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 21,548 people in the ward, from 25,860 in 2012.
Kaselya 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 10,754 people in the ward, from 9,801 in 2012.
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.
Mwanga (Tanzanian ward) is an administrative ward in the Mkalama District of the Singida Region of Tanzania.This ward has the following villages Marera, Kidarafa, Msiu, Mwanga, Kidigida, and Msisai. According to the 2002 census, the ward had a total population of 21,474. According to the 2012 census, the population had increased to 26,024.
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.
Singida Rural District is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Mkalama District, to the east by Manyara Region and Dodoma Region, to the south by Ikungi District and to the west by Singida Urban District. Its administrative seat is the town of Singida.
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.
Bahi District is one of the seven districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. Bahi District is bordered to the north by Chemba District, to the east by Dodoma District and Chamwino District, and to the west by Singida Region. Its administrative seat is the town of Bahi.
Matongo is an administrative ward in the Mkalama District of the Singida Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 6,955 people in the ward, from 6,338 in 2012.