Hanang District is one of the six districts of the
Manyara Region 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 ...
. It is bordered to the north by the
Mbulu District
Mbulu District is one of the six districts of the Manyara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Arusha Region and Lake Eyasi, to the east by the Babati Rural District, to the south by the Hanang District, and to the west by the S ...
and
Babati Rural District, to the southeast by the
Dodoma Region and to the southwest by the
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 ...
.
Mount Hanang
Mount Hanang is a mountain in northern Tanzania. The peak has an elevation of 3,420 m above sea level. Hanang is located in Manyara Region's Hanang District. It is (after Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru and Mount Loolmalasin) the fourth-highest mo ...
is located within the boundaries of the district.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Hanang District was 205,133. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Hanang District was 275,990.
The District Commissioner of the Hanang District is Moses B. Sanga.
Transport
Paved trunk road T14 from
Singida
Singida is a town in central Tanzania. The town is the location of the regional headquarters of Singida Region as well as the district headquarters of Singida Urban District. The region and district are named after the town.
Transport
Road lin ...
to
Babati
Babati, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a town in Babati Urban District of Manyara Region of Tanzania. It is the administrative capital of Babati Urban District and Babati Rural District and also the administrative capit ...
town passes through the district.
Administrative subdivisions
As of 2012, Hanang District was administratively divided into 25
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
* Balagidalalu
* Bassodesh
* Bassotu
* Dirma
* Endasak
* Endasiwold
* Ganana
* Gehandu
* Gendabi
* Getanuwas
* Gidahababieg
* Gisambalang
* Giting
* Hidet
* Hirbadaw
*
Katesh
Katesh is a town in northern Tanzania. The town is located in Hanang District, Manyara Region. Paved trunk road T14 from Singida to Babati passes through the town.
According to the 2012 census, the population of Katesh ward
Ward may refer to ...
* Laghanga
* Lalaji
* Masakta
* Maskron
* Masqaroda
* Mogitu
* Nangwa
* Simbay
* Sirop
Notable persons from Hanang District
*
Frederick Sumaye, 7th Tanzanian Prime Minister
References
Sources
Hanang District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzanian National Census
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Districts of Manyara Region