Sengerema District

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Sengerema
Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Sengerema (Swahili)
Lake Victoria Sunset - Sengerema, Mwanza.jpg
Lake Victoria Sunset in Sengerema
Sengerema District in Mwanza 2022.svg
Sengerema District's location within Mwanza Region.
Coordinates: 02°20′S032°30′E / 2.333°S 32.500°E / -2.333; 32.500
Country Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Region Mwanza Region
District Sengerema District
Headquarters [1] Sengerema town
Government
  TypeCouncil
  ChairmanYanga Makaga
  DirectorBinuru M. Shekidere
Area
   District 1,842 km2 (711 sq mi)
Elevation
1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population
 (2022 census) [2]
   District 425,415
  Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
   Urban
117,030
Time zone EAT
Postcode [3]
333xx
Area code 028
UFI -2573399
Website District Website

Sengerema District is one of seven districts in the Mwanza Region of Tanzania, East Africa. Its administrative headquarter is located in Sengerema city. [4] It is bordered to the north and east by Lake Victoria, to the south by Geita Region and to the southeast by the Misungwi District. Sengerema district is known for having numerous lake islands in its territory the largest are Maisome Island and Kome Island.

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Demographics

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 377,649 people in the district, from 663,034 in 2012. [5] :147 [6] :178

Administrative subdivisions

Sengerema District is divided into 3 divisions, 26 wards, 71 villages and 421 hamlets (vitongoji). [5] :147 [7]

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Sengerema District had two constituencies: [8]

Wards

Ward (2016 Population) [5] :147

  • Bitoto (5,904)
  • Busisi (8,281)
  • Buyagu (11,537)
  • Buzilasoga (15,035)
  • Chifunfu (26,337)
  • Ibisabageni (14,932)
  • Ibondo (1,691)
  • Igalula (21,234)
  • Igulumuki (10,096)
  • Kagunga (22,322)
  • Kahumulo (10,686)
  • Kasenyi (17,562)
  • Kasungamile (17,571)
  • Katunguru (22,848)
  • Kishinda (13,902)
  • Mission (9,909)
  • Mwabaluhi (12,215)
  • Ngoma (11,070)
  • Nyamatongo (19,013)
  • Nyamazugo (11,381)
  • Nyamizeze (7,039)
  • Nyampande (10,781)
  • Nyampulukano (25,175)
  • Nyatukala (22,715)
  • Sima (17,434)
  • Tabaruka (10,979)

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