Kishapu District is one of the three districts of the

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 ...

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 ...

. It is bordered to the north by the

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 ...

, to the south by the

Tabora Region Tabora Region (''Mkoa wa Tabora'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Tabora. The region is located in mid-western part of Tanzania. Tabora is bordered by Shinyanga to the nort ...

, to the east by the

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 the

Shinyanga Rural Shinyanga Rural District is one of the five districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Shinyanga Urban District, to the east by the Kishapu District, to the south by the Tabora Region, and to the west by the ...

and

Urban Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to: * Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas * Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities Urban may also refer to: General * Urban (name), a list of people ...

Districts. The open pit

Williamson diamond mine The Williamson Diamond Mine (also known as the Mwadui mine) is a diamond mine northeast of Shinyanga in Tanzania; it became well known as the first significant diamond mine outside of South Africa. The mine was established in 1940 by Dr. John Wi ...

(also known as Mwadui mine) is located in Kishapu District. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of Kishapu District was 240,086

Wards

Kishapu District is administratively divided into 20 wards: # Bubiki # Bunambiyu # Itilima # Kiloleli # Kishapu # Lagana # Masanga # Mondo # Mwadui Luhumbo # Mwakipoya # Mwamalasa # Mwamashele # Ngofila # Seke Bugoro # Shagihilu # Somagedi # Songwa # Talaga # Uchunga # Ukenyenge #mwataga

References

Sources

Kishapu District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census
Districts of Shinyanga Region {{Shinyanga-geo-stub