Mtwara District, Mtwara

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Mtwara District
Wilaya ya Mtwara (Swahili)
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Miombo woodland on the North escarpment of the Plateau
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Mtwara District of Mtwara Region
Coordinates: 10°28′12″S40°04′03″E / 10.4701°S 40.0676°E / -10.4701; 40.0676 Coordinates: 10°28′12″S40°04′03″E / 10.4701°S 40.0676°E / -10.4701; 40.0676
Country Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Region Mtwara Region
District Mtwara District
Established1971
Government
  TypeCouncil
  ChairmanSelemani Nampanye
  DirectorErica E. Yegella
Area
  Total3,597 km2 (1,389 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total132,329
  Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone EAT
Postcode
21xxx
Area code 023
Website District Website

Mtwara District is one of the five districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the south by Mozambique, to the west by the Tandahimba District, to the north by the Lindi Region and to the east by Mtwara-Mikindani District and the Indian Ocean.

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 132,329 people in the ward, from 228,003 in 2012 before split of Nanyamba Town Council is 2014. [2] [1]

Most of the residents are from the Makonde and Makua tribes. [3]

The area of the Mtwara Rural District is 3,597 km². [4]

Wards

The Mtwara District is administratively divided into 5 divisions, 21 wards, and 110 villages. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 2016-04-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  2. 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2013-03-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  3. 1 2 "Historia". mtwaradc.go.tz (in Swahili). Mtwara District: Mtwara District. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. "Mtwara Rural District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census". Archived from the original on 2006-06-08. Retrieved 2006-01-27.