Nyasa District

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Nyasa
Wilaya ya Nyasa (Swahili)
Barabara Tanzania Ruvuma wakati wa mvua 2 Tamino 2012.jpg
Road to Mbamba Bay
Nyasa District in Ruvuma 2022.svg
Location in Ruvuma Region
Coordinates: 11°18′40″S34°53′56″E / 11.31103°S 34.89892°E / -11.31103; 34.89892
Country Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Region Ruvuma Region
District Nyasa District
Established8 March 2013
HeadquartersMbamba Bay
Government
  TypeCouncil
  ChairmanStewart J. Nombo
  DirectorJimson Peter Mhagama
Population
 (2022)
  Total191,193
Time zone EAT
Postcode
57xxx
Area code 025
Website District Website

Nyasa District is a district of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania.

In 2022 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics census report there were 191,193 people in the district, from 146,160 in 2012. [1] [2] [3]

The district has 3 divisions, 20 wards, and 84 villages. [4]

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References

  1. "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Nyasa District Council Data" (in Swahili). Ruvuma Region. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.