Simbo, Kigoma

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Simbo
Kata ya Simbo (Swahili)
Ward
Kata ya Simbo, Wilaya ya Kigoma
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Landscape in Simbo Ward, Kigoma District
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Simbo
Location of Simbo
Coordinates: 4°53′39.84″S29°44′43.8″E / 4.8944000°S 29.745500°E / -4.8944000; 29.745500
CountryTanzania
Region Kigoma Region
District Kigoma Rural District
Area
 • Total172 km2 (66 sq mi)
Elevation
862 m (2,828 ft)
Population
 (2016) [1] : 125 
 • Total34,838
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Tanzanian Postal Code
47606
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Landscape in Simbo Ward, Kigoma District

Simbo is an administrative ward in Kigoma Rural District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. Prior to 2014 the ward was in the Uvinza District before moving to the Kigoma District. [2]

The ward covers an area of 172 km2 (66 sq mi), [3] and has an average elevation of 862 m (2,828 ft). [4] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 34,838 people in the ward, from 31,650 in 2012. [5] [1] : 125  [6] : 147 

Hamlets

The ward has 7 hamlets. [5]

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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. ↑ "Mpango Mkakati". Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Uvinza (in English and Swahili). Uvinza. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022. NB: Infrastructure for 2013/14 and 2014/5 includes schools from Simbo ward which was transferred to Kigoma district council during the end of 2014.
  3. ↑ "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  4. ↑ "Simbo Elevation".
  5. 1 2 "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  6. ↑ 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.


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