Nyakonga

Nyakonga
Kata ya Nyakonga
Tarime District area
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Coordinates: 1°21′03″S34°34′17″E / 1.3507°S 34.5715°E / -1.3507; 34.5715
Country	Tanzania
Region	Mara Region
District	Tarime District
Ward	Nyakonga
Village	3
Government
•  Councilor	Simon Kiles Samwel
Population  (2022) [1]
• Total	9,215
Time zone	UTC+3
Postcode. [2]	31415
Website	tarimedc.go.tz

Nyakonga is a ward in Tarime district of the Mara Region, Tanzania. The ward postcode is 31415. ^[2] According to 2012 census, the ward had a population of 6,797 people. ^[3] In 2022 census the population of the ward increased to 9,215 people. ^[1]

Villages in Nyakonga Ward

Nyakonga ward has 3 villages and 12 hamlets. ^[2]

• Magoto
  • Nyanswega
  • Nyangwe
  • Gakendo
• Kwebweye
  • Komomendi
  • Buchora
  • Komagori
  • Kebweye
  • Senta
  • Nyang'iti
• Nyakonga
  • Nyakonga
  • Mkuyuni
  • Nyamesanga
  • Keburwi

Services

• Education services in Nyakonga ward is available from Pre- Primary school up to Form six. The ward have primary schools in all three villages and one secondary school in Magoto Village known as Magoto Secondary School. ^[4] Magoto secondary school is a mixed school and have students from form one to form six ^[5]
• Health care services in Nyakonga ward are available, there is a Pharmacy in both villages, dispensary in Kebweye and Health centre in Magoto. ^[6]

References

1. "National Bureau of Statistics – 2022 Population and Housing Census – Administrative units Population Distribution and Age and Sex Distribution Reports".
2. "Town list Mara, Tanzania" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-21.
3. http://www.wavuti.weebly.com/uploads/3/0/7/6/3076464/census20general20report20-202920march202013_combined_final20for20printing1.pdf 2012 census, Mara – Tarime-District-Council
4. Mpanga, Juma (2022-06-16). "Magoto Secondary | Details, Contacts and History". YouScholars. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
5. "Magoto Secondary School Mara | Education | Tanzania | SaaHiiHii". www.saahiihii.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
6. "Magoto Health Center | Angazetu". 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-21.