Chamwino District is one of the seven districts of the
Dodoma Region of
Tanzania
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. It is bordered to the north by
Chemba District
Chemba District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town is
Chemba. The district is located in the north of the province, and borders with Tete Province in the northeast, Caia District in the southeast, Maringué Distri ...
, to the east by
Manyara Region,
Kongwa District and
Mpwapwa District
Mpwapwa District is one of the seven districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Kongwa District (site of the failed British groundnut scheme), to the east by Morogoro Region, to the south by Iringa Region, and to t ...
, to the south by
Iringa Region, and to the west by
Singida Region
Singida Region (''Mkoa wa Singida'' in Swahili) is one of the regions of Tanzania. The regional capital is the municipality of Singida. The region is bordered to the north by Shinyanga Region, Simiyu Region and Arusha Region, to the northeast by ...
,
Bahi District
Bahi District is one of the seven districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. Bahi District is bordered to the north by Chemba District, to the east by Dodoma District and Chamwino District, and to the west by Singida Region. Its administrativ ...
and
Dodoma District
Dodoma Urban District (or Dodoma Municipal Council) is one of the seven districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the west by Bahi District, and to the east by Chamwino District. Its administrative seat is the city of Dodoma ...
. Its administrative seat is the town of
Chamwino.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Chamwino District was 330,543.
Transport
Paved trunk road T3 from
Morogoro to
Dodoma
Dodoma ( in Gogo), officially Dodoma City, is the national capital of Tanzania and the capital of the Dodoma Region, with a population of 410,956.
In 1974, the Tanzanian government announced that the capital would be moved to Dodoma for social a ...
and paved trunk road T5 from
Dodoma
Dodoma ( in Gogo), officially Dodoma City, is the national capital of Tanzania and the capital of the Dodoma Region, with a population of 410,956.
In 1974, the Tanzanian government announced that the capital would be moved to Dodoma for social a ...
to
Iringa
Iringa is a city in Tanzania with a population of 151,345 (). It is situated at a latitude of 7.77°S and longitude of 35.69°E. The name is derived from the Hehe language, Hehe word ''lilinga'', meaning fort. Iringa is the administrative capita ...
pass through the district.
The central railway of Tanzania passes through Chamwino District as well.
Administrative subdivisions
As of 2012, Chamwino District was administratively divided into 32
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
*
Buigiri
*
Chiboli
*
Chilonwa
*
Chinugulu
*
Dabalo
*
Fufu
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*
Handali
*
Haneti
*
Huzi
*
Idifu
*
Igandu
*
Ikowa
*
Iringamvumi
*
Itiso
*
Loje
Loje () is small settlement in the hills north of Kneža in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
The local church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Parish of Podmelec
Podmelec () is a village west ...
*
Majeleko
*
Makang'wa
*
Manchali
*
Manda
Manda may refer to:
Places
* Kafr Manda, Arab town in the Lower Galilee
* Manda Upazila, an upazila in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
* Manda, Kale, a village in Burma
* Manda, Guinea, a town in the Labé Region
* Manda, Jammu, India, a vil ...
*
Manzase
*
Membe
*
Mlowa Bwawani
*
Mpwayungu
*
Msamalo
*
Msanga
*
Muungano
Muungano is an administrative ward in the Chamwino District of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the Af ...
*
Mvumi Makulu
*
Mvumi Mission
*
Nghambaku
*
Nhinhi
*
Segala
*
Zajilwa
References
External links
Chamwino District– official website of Chamwino District
{{Districts of Dodoma
Districts of Dodoma Region