Busega District is one of the five districts of

Simiyu Region Simiyu Region (''Mkoa wa Simiyu'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Bariadi. Simiyu Region is named after the Simiyu River. The region is home to the Serengeti National Park, a U ...

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 ...

, East Africa. Its administrative centre is the town of Nyashimo. It is bordered to the north by Lake Victoria and

Bunda District Bunda is one of the seven districts of Mara Region in the United Republic of Tanzania, East Africa. It is bordered to the north by the Musoma Rural District and Butiama District, to the east by Serengeti District, to the south by Bariadi Distric ...

, to the east by

Bariadi District Bariadi District is one of the five districts of the Simiyu Region of Tanzania, East Africa. As of 2002, the population was 605,509. History Prior to 2012, Bariadi District was part of Shinyanga Region. Economy The Dutwa Ward contains one of ...

, and to the south by

Magu District Magu District is one of the seven districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania, East Africa. Its administrative centre is the town of Magu on the Simiyu River. It is bordered to the north by Lake Victoria and Busega District, to the east by Bariad ...

. As of 2012, the population of Busega was 203,597. Busega was established in 2012, when it was split off from

and became part of the newly established

Transport

Busega district is connected by two well-maintained and paved national trunk roads. The Mwanza-Musoma highway (trunk road T4) runs through the district from south to north. The highway that connects

Shinyanga Region __NOTOC__ 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 ...

and

Mara Region Mara Region (''Mkoa wa Mara'' 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 El Salvador. for El Salvador at The neigh ...

(trunk road T36) branches of the Musoma-Mwanza road in the town of Lamadi in Busega District and passes through the regional capital Bariadi.

Tourism

Because of its proximity to the western 'Ndabaka' gate of

Serengeti National Park The Serengeti National Park is a large national park in northern Tanzania that stretches over . It is located entirely in eastern Mara Region and north east portion of Simiyu Region and contains over of virgin savanna. The park was established in ...

there are several lodges in the northern part of Busega District, that provide accommodation to tourists who visit the park.

Administrative subdivisions

Wards

As of 2012, Busega District was administratively divided into 13 wards.

2012 wards

The 15 wards in 2012: * Badugu * Igalukilo * Kabita * Kalemela * Kiloleli * Lamadi * Lutubiga * Malili * Mkula * Mwamanyili * Ngasamo * Nyaluhande * Shigala *Nyashimo Ward *Imalamate

References

{{Districts of Simiyu Districts of Simiyu Region