Bukombe District is one of the five districts in
Geita Region
Geita Region (''Mkoa wa Geita'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Slovenia. for Slovenia at Geita Regio ...
of
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
.
Its administrative centre is the town of
Ushirombo.
Prior to March 2012, it was one of the eight districts of the
Shinyanga Region
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Shinyanga Region (''Mkoa wa Shinyanga'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Shinyanga.
The region is bordered to the north by the Mwanza, Mara, and Kagera Reg ...
.
According to the 2012 census, the population of Bukombe District was 224,542.
Wards
Bukombe District is divided administratively into 15 wards:
* Bugelenga
* Bukombe
* Bulega
* Busonzo
* Butinzya
* Igulwa
* Iyogelo
* Katente
* Lyambamgongo
* Namonge
* Ng'anzo
* Runzewe Mashariki
* Runzewe Magharibi
* Ushirombo
* Uyovu
References
{{Districts of Geita
Districts of Geita Region