Bunda is one of the seven

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s of

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 ...

in the

United Republic 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 ...

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. It is bordered to the north by the

Musoma Rural District Musoma Rural District is one of the 9 districts of Mara Region of Tanzania. Mara region has the following Districts councils: Musoma district council, Rorya district council, Tarime rural, Tarime town council, Butiama, Serengeti, Bunda rural counc ...

and

Butiama District Butiama District is one of the seven districts of Mara Region of Tanzania. Its administrative centre is the town of Butiama. Julius Nyerere was born in Butiama; the Mwalimu Nyerere Museum is located in his town of birth. According to the 2012 T ...

, to the east by

Serengeti District Serengeti District is one of the seven districts of Mara Region of Tanzania. Its administrative centre is the town of Mugumu. It is home to part of the world-famous Serengeti National Park a UNESCO World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site ...

, to the south 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

Busega District Busega District is one of the five districts of Simiyu Region of Tanzania, East Africa. Its administrative centre is the town of Nyashimo. It is bordered to the north by Lake Victoria and Bunda District, to the east by Bariadi District, and to ...

, and to the west by

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. The district administration town is also called Bunda, located on the north-south trans-national all tarmac highway from

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via

Tarime Tarime is a large town in northwestern Mara Region, Tanzania. The town is the location of the district capital of Tarime District. The main Tanzania-Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = ...

and the lakeside municipalities of Musoma, Mwanza, and thereon to Mbeya in southern Tanzania. The district has four divisions: Kenkombyo, Nansimo, Serengeti and Chamuriho.

Bunda Town Bunda Town is a large town and capital of Bunda District. It is located in Mara Region in the United Republic of Tanzania. The town was previously an administrative part of the Bunda District, but in 2007 it was parted from the District. The town ...

, a small town 70 km south of

Musoma Musoma is a city in the east shore of lake Victoria of Tanzania. It is the capital of Mara Region, one of the administrative Regions of Tanzania. It also serves as the administrative centre of Musoma Rural District and Musoma Urban District. L ...

and west of the

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 ...

, serves as the district's capital. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Bunda District was 335,061.

Transport

Paved Trunk road T4 from

Mwanza Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,182,000 in 2021, it is Tanzania's second largest cit ...

to the

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n border passes through Bunda District from south to north.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Bunda District was administratively divided into 28

wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...

Wards

* Balili * Bunda Mjini * Bunda Stoo * Butimba * Chitengule * Guta * Hunyari * Igundu * Iramba * Kabasa * Kasuguti * Ketare * Kibara * Kisorya * Kunzugu * Mcharo * Mihingo * Mugeta * Namhula * Nampindi * Nansimo * Neruma * Nyamang'uta * Nyamuswa * Nyasura * Salama * Sazira * Wariku

References

Districts of Mara Region {{MaraTZ-geo-stub