Iramba is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of central Tanzania. It is bordered to the Northwest by the Shinyanga Region, to the North by Simiyu Region, to the east by the

Mkalama District Mkalama District is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of Tanzania. It is one of the 20 new districts that were formed in Tanzania since 2010; it was split off from Iramba District. Mkalama District is bordered to the north by Simiyu R ...

, to the South by

Ikungi District Ikungi District is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of Tanzania. It is one of the 20 new districts that were formed in Tanzania since 2010; it was split off from Singida Rural District. Ikungi District is bordered to the north by I ...

and to the West by the Tabora Region. Its administrative seat is the town of

Kiomboi Kiomboi is an administrative ward in the Iramba district of the Singida 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 Gr ...

. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the new Iramba District was 236,282. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Iramba District was 368,13

Language

The natives of the Iramba district are called ' Iramba people, Wanyiramba'(pl., singular: 'Mnyiramba'). Their mother tongue is Kinyiramba, though the majority can also speak

Swahili Swahili may refer to: * Swahili language, a Bantu language official in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes * Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa * Swahili culture Swahili culture is the culture of ...

Wards 2012National Bureau of Statistics 2012 Census
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Wards 2002

The Iramba District was administratively divided into 34 wards: * Gumanga * Ibaga *

Iguguno Iguguno is an administrative ward in the Mkalama District of the Singida Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the Afri ...

Ilunda Ilunda is an administrative ward in the Mkalama District of the Singida 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 Gre ...

Javane Javane is an administrative ward in the Kongwa district of the Singida Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 9,896. References Wards of Singida Region {{Singida-geo-stub ...

Kaselya Kaselya is an administrative ward in the Iramba District of the Singida Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the Afric ...

* Kengege *

Kidaru Kidaru is an administrative ward in the Iramba district of the Singida 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 Grea ...

* Kimpunda * Kinampanda *

Kinyangiri Kinyangiri is an administrative ward in the Mkalama District of the Singida Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward had a total population of 18,838. According to the 2012 census, the population had decreased to 13,475. Histori ...

Kirondatal The Kirondatal Gold Mine (german: Kirondathal, "Kironda Valley") was a gold mine in the Singida Region of Tanzania. The mine closed in 1950 and exploration rights in the area of the old mine now lay with Barrick Gold, through its subsidiary, ''S ...

* Kisana * Kisiriri * Kyengege * Mbelekese * Mpambala *

Msingi Msingi is an administrative ward in the Mkalama District of the Singida 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 Gre ...

(English meaning: Primary or Foundation) *

Mtekente Mtekente is an administrative ward in the Iramba district of the Singida Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 16,312. References Wards of Singida Region {{Singida-geo-stub ...

* Mtoa * Mwanga *

Mwangeza Mwangeza is an administrative ward in the Mkalama District of the Singida 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 G ...

* Ndago *

Nduguti Nduguti is an administrative ward in the Mkalama District of the Singida 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 Gr ...

Nkinto Nkinto is an administrative ward in the Mkalama District of the Singida 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 Gre ...

Ntwike Ntwike is an administrative ward in the Iramba district of the Singida 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 Gre ...

* Shati * Shelui * Timbwa *

Tulya Tulya is an administrative ward in the Iramba District of the Singida Region of Tanzania. The ward is bounded to the north by Lake Kitangiri A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct f ...

* Tumili * Ulemo *

Urughu Urughu is an administrative ward in the Iramba District of the Singida Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the Afric ...

* Urugu * Usure * Uwanza

References

Sources

Iramba District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census
{{Authority control Districts of Singida Region

Language

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Wards 2002

References

Sources

Wards 2012National Bureau of Statistics 2012 Census
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