Itilima District is one of the five

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

Simiyu Region Simiyu Region (''Mkoa wa Simiyu'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions. The regional capital is the town of Bariadi. Simiyu Region is named after the Simiyu River. The region is home t ...

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, East Africa. Its district capital is Lagangabilili. It is bordered to the north by

Bariadi District Bariadi District is one of the five Districts of Tanzania, districts of the Simiyu Region of Tanzania, East Africa. As of 2002, the population was 605,509. History Prior to 2012, Bariadi District was part of Shinyanga Region. Economy The Dutwa ...

, to the east by

Ngorongoro District Ngorongoro is one of the seven districts of the Arusha Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . It is bordered to the north by Kenya, to the east by Monduli District, the northeast by Longido District, and to the south by the Karatu ...

, to the south by

Maswa District Maswa District is one of the five districts of the Simiyu Region of Tanzania Inhabited by Sukuma ( Nyantuzu People). It is bordered to the north by Magu District and Itilima District, to the east by the Meatu District, to the south by the Kishapu ...

and

Meatu District Meatu District is one of the five districts of the Simiyu Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Itilima District, to the west by the Maswa District and Shinyanga Region to the east by the Arusha Region, to the southeast by the Ma ...

, and to the west 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 Bariadi ...

. As of 2012, the population of Itilima was 313,900. Itilima was established in 2012, when it was split off from

and became part of the newly established

Transport

The highway that connects

Shinyanga Region __NOTOC__ 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 ...

and

Mara Region Mara Region (''Mkoa wa Mara'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of El Salvador. for El Salvador at The neigh ...

(trunk road T36) passes through Itilima district from south to north.

Tourism

The east of Itilima District is part of Maswa Game Reserve.

Administrative subdivisions

Wards

As of 2012, Itilima District was administratively divided into 22

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2012 wards

The 22 wards in 2012: * Budalabujiga * Bumera * Chinamili * Ikindiro * Kinang'weli * Lagangabilili * Lugulu * Mbita * Mhunze * Migato * Mwalushu * Mwamapalala * Mwamtani * Mwaswale * Ndolelezi * Nhobora * Nkoma * Nkuyu * Nyamalapa * Sagata * Sawida * Zagayu

References

{{Districts of Simiyu Districts of Simiyu Region