Iwiji is an administrative ward in the
Mbeya Rural
Mbeya Rural District is one of the seven districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Mbarali District and Chunya District, to the south by Mbeya Urban District and Rungwe District, to the east by Iringa Region and to ...
district of the
Mbeya Region
Mbeya Region (''Mkoa wa Mbeya'' 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 Guinea Bissau. Mbeya Region is borde ...
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 ...
. In 2016 the
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 9,973 people in the ward, from 15,056 in 2012.
Villages and hamlets
The ward has 3 villages, and 24 hamlets.
* Iwiji
** Iwiji
** Mabula
** Magole
** Mtukula
** Ntinga
** Soweto
** Vimetu
* Isende
** Isende
** Kalashi
** Luhuma
** Masala
** Nachingwengwe
** Shihola
** Shinandala
* Izumbwe II
** Chawama
** Chilanzi
** Hayende
** Ikese
** Ileya A
** Ileya B
** Kafule
** Lupamba
** Sayuma
** Songwe
References
Wards of Mbeya Region
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