Igunga is one of the seven districts of the
Tabora Region
Tabora Region (''Mkoa wa Tabora'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Tabora. The region is located in mid-western part of Tanzania. Tabora is bordered by Shinyanga to the nort ...
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
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 Regio ...
, to the east 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 ...
, to the south by the
Uyui District
Uyui District is one of the seven districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Nzega District and Igunga District as well as by the Shinyanga Region, to the south by Sikonge District, to the west by Urambo Distri ...
and to the west by the
Nzega District
Nzega District is one of the seven districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Shinyanga Region, to the south and southwest by Uyui District and to the east by Igunga District. Its administrative seat is the town o ...
. Its administrative seat is the town of
Igunga
Igunga is one of the seven districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Shinyanga Region, to the east by the Singida Region, to the south by the Uyui District and to the west by the Nzega District. Its administra ...
. Igunga is now divided by two Constituencys: Igunga Constituency and Manonga Constituency, whereby Manonga town is Choma Chankola. Igunga is the second district in production
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Igunga District was 325,547
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Igunga District was 399,727.
[ Igunga is known also in livestock keeping ]
Transport
Paved Trunk road T3 from
Morogoro
Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania west of Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region.
It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." The Belgian based ...
to
Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
passes through the district from east to west.
Administrative subdivisions
As of 2012, Igunga District was administratively divided into 35
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
* Igunga
* Bukoko
* Mtunguru
* Nanga
* Itumba
* Nguvumoja
* Mbutu
*Isakamaliwa
* Igurubi
* Kinungu
* Itunduru
* Kining'inila
* Mwamashiga
*Mwamashimba
*Mwamakona
* Choma Chankola
* Ngulu
* Ntobo
* Mwashiku
* Ziba
* Ibologero
* Nyandekwa
* Kitangiri
* Ndembezi
* Nkinga
* Ugaka
* Simbo
* Mwisi
* Chabutwa
* Sungwisi
* Kambi ya chupa
* Mwamala
* Uswaya
* Tambarale
* Igoweko
Sources
Igunga District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census
References
Districts of Tabora Region
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