District in Mbeya Region, Tanzania
| Mbeya District | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Mbeya Tanzania | |
 Mbeya District of Mbeya Region | |
| Coordinates: 8°55′57″S 33°20′30″E / 8.93245447°S 33.34162762°E / -8.93245447; 33.34162762 | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Mbeya Region |
| District | Mbeya District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council |
| • Chairman | Mwalingo M. Kisemba |
| • Director | STEPHEN E. KATEMBA |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,813 km (1,086 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 371,259 |
| • Density | 130/km (340/sq mi) |
| • Religions | Christianity |
| Time zone | EAT |
| Postcode | 53xxx |
| Area code | 025 |
| Website | District Website |
Mbeya Rural District is one of the seven districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Mbarali District and Chunya District, to the south by Mbeya Urban District and Rungwe District, to the east by Iringa Region and to the west by Mbozi District.
In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 336,498 people in the district, from 305,319 in 2012.
Administrative subdivisions
Constituencies
For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Mbeya Rural District had one constituency:
- Mbeya Vijijini Constituency
Divisions
Wards
Mbeya Rural District is administratively divided into twenty-eight wards:
- Bonde la Usongwe
- Igale
- Ihango
- Ijombe
- Ikukwa
- Ilembo
- Ilungu
- Inyala
- Isuto
- Iwiji
- Iwindi
- Iyunga Mapinduzi
- Mshewe
- Santilya
- Tembela
- Ulenje
- Utengule Usongwe
- Mjele
- Shizuvi
- Izyira
- Nsalala
- Maendeleo
- Lwanjiro
- Swaya
- Itawa
- Igoma
- Itewe
- Masoko
Notes
- ^ 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.
- 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.
- "Organisations located in Mbeya Region - Tanzania". African Development Information.
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