Kahama Rural District is one of the five districts of 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 Reg ...
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 ...
. Its administrative centre is the town of
Kahama. The district consists of two separate parts, divided by
Kahama Urban District
Kahama Urban District is one of the five districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. Its administrative centre is the town of Kahama. It is bordered to the north and south by Kahama Rural District, to the east by Nzega District and to the wes ...
. The area to the northeast is
Msalala District
Msalala District is a district council in the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania's lake zone established in 2012. The district lies in the middle of the region just north-east of the town of Kahama.
History
The district was created in 2012 by ...
, while the part to the southwest is
Ushetu Council.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Kahama Rural District was 523,802.
Transport
Paved Trunk road T3 from Morogoro to the Rwanda border passes through Kahama Rural District from east to west.
There is a train station and a dry port at the town of
Isaka
Isaka is a small town and station on the narrow-gauge Mwanza railway line of Tanzania which connects to the seaport of Dar es Salaam.
Transport
It is located in Kahama Rural District of Shinyanga Region. In the 1980s a dry port was establ ...
, on the stretch of
Mwanza railway line going from
Tabora
Tabora is the capital of Tanzania's Tabora Region and is classified as a municipality by the Tanzanian government. It is also the administrative seat of Tabora Urban District. According to the 2012 census, the district had a population of 226,999. ...
to
Shinyanga
Shinyanga, also known as Shinyanga Mji in the local Swahili language, is a city in northern Tanzania. The city is the location of the regional headquarters of Shinyanga Region as well as the district headquarters of Shinyanga Urban District. The ...
.
Wards
As of 2012, Kahama Rural District was administratively divided into 35
wards.
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Bugarama
Bugarama is a town in western Rwanda.
Location
Bugarama is located in Rusizi District, Western Province, close to the borders with Burundi (to the east) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (to the west). It is about , by road, southwest o ...
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Bukomela
Bukomela is an administrative ward in Kahama Rural District, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African ...
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Bulige
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Bulungwa
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Bulyanhulu
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Busangi
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Chambo
Chambo is a city in Chimborazo Province, Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the ...
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Chela
Chela may refer to:
* ''Chela'' (fish), a genus of small minnow-type fish in the Cyprinid family
* Chela (organ), a pincer-like organ terminating certain limbs of some arthropods such as crabs
* Chela (meteorite), a meteorite fall of 1988 in Tanz ...
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Chona
The Chona ( rus, Чона; sah, Чуона) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is long, with a drainage basin of .
The Russian Geographical Society organized ...
* Idahina
* Igunda
* Igwamanoni
* Isaka
* Jana
* Kashishi
* Kinamapula
* Kisuke
* Lunguya
* Mapamba
* Mega
* Mpunze
* Mwalugulu
* Mwanase
* Ngaya
* Ntobo
* Nyankende
* Sabasabini
* Segese
* Shilela
* Ubagwe
* Ukune
* Ulewe
* Ulowa
* Ushetu
* Uyogo
References
{{Districts of Shinyanga
Districts of Shinyanga Region