Ilemela District is one of the seven

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of the

Mwanza Region Mwanza Region (''Mkoa wa Mwanza'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions The region covers a land area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of North Macedonia. Njombe Region i ...

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with a

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33200. It is bordered to the north and west by

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, to the east 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 ...

, and to the south by Nyamagana District. Part of the region's capital, the town of

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 ...

, is within Ilemela District. The district commission's office is located in Buswelu area of

town. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 386,361 people in the district, from 343,001 in 2012. Mwanza International Airport is located in Ilemela District.

Geography

Administrative subdivisions

The district is divided into nineteen wards. *

Bugogwa Bugogwa is an administrative ward in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania with a postcode number A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label. The original examples are the natural numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, ...

Buswelu Buswelu is an administrative ward in Ilemela District in Mwanza Region, Tanzania with a postcode number A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label. The original examples are the natural numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 ...

Buzuruga Buzuruga is an Ward in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania with a postcode number A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label. The original examples are the natural numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and so forth. N ...

Ilemela Ward Ilemela is an Ward and the headquarter of the Ilemela District in the Mwanza Region of Tanzania with a postcode number A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label. The original examples are the natural numbers ...

Ibungilo Ibungilo is an Administrative Ward and the headquarter of the Ilemela District in Mwanza Region Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa w ...

Kawekamo Kawekamo, also known as Kamwekamo, is an Administrative Ward and the headquarter of the Ilemela District in Mwanza Region Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a ...

* Kahama (Ilemela) *

Kayenze Kayenze is an administrative ward in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great La ...

Kirumba Kurumba is an administrative ward in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great L ...

Kitangiri Kitangiri is an administrative ward in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great ...

Mecco Mecco is an administrative ward in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lak ...

* Nyakato * Nyamanoro *

Nyamongoro Nyamhongolo is an Ward in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region, 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. ...

Nyasaka Nyasaka is an administrative ward in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania with a postcode number A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label. The original examples are the natural numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and ...

* Pasiansi *

Sangabuye Sangabuye is an administrative ward in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania with a postcode number A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label. The original examples are the natural numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, a ...

* Shibula *

Kiseke Kiseke is an administrative ward in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania with a postcode number A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label. The original examples are the natural numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, ...

References

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