Nansio

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Nansio
Kata ya Nansio
Ward
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The port of Nansio as seen from the ferry from Mwanza to Ukerewe Island
Nickname(s): 
Lake island town
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Nansio
Location of Nansio
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Nansio
Nansio (Africa)
Coordinates: 02°06′28″S33°05′11″E / 2.10778°S 33.08639°E / -2.10778; 33.08639 Coordinates: 02°06′28″S33°05′11″E / 2.10778°S 33.08639°E / -2.10778; 33.08639
Country Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Region Mwanza Region
District Ukerewe District
Ward Nansio
Population
 (2016) [1] : 144 
 • Total8,644
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
33601
UFI -2571388

Nansio is a small Tanzanian port town and capital of Ukerewe District in Mwanza Region. The town is also a ward on the island of Ukerewe, Lake Victoria, in Tanzanian lake territory. Nansio is a port of entry for passenger and freight shipping services from the city of Mwanza. [2]


The ward of Nansio, one of twenty-four in the district of Ukerewe. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 8,644 people in the ward, from 7,674 in 2012. [1] : 148  [3] : 174 


Villages

The ward has 15 villages. [4]

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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. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Nansio (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  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. ↑ "Mwanza Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.


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