Kyela is one of the seven

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 ...

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 bordere ...

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. It is bordered to the north by

Rungwe District Rungwe is a District in Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Mbeya Rural District, to the east by Iringa Region, to the southeast by Kyela District, to the southwest by Ileje District and to the west by Mbeya District. Accord ...

, to the northeast by

Njombe Region Njombe Region (''Mkoa wa Njombe'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers a land area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of El Salvador. Njombe Region is bord ...

, to the southeast by

Lake Nyasa Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. It is the fifth largest fre ...

, to the south by

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and to the west by

Ileje District Ileje District is a district in Songwe Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Mbeya Urban and Rungwe districts, to the east by Kyela District, to the northwest by Mbozi District and to the south by Zambia and Malawi. , the population of ...

. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 244,108 people in the district, from 221,490 in 2012. The District Commissioner of the Kyela District is Katule G. Kingamkono.

Wards

The Kyela District is administratively divided into 33

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, 93 villages, and 398 vitongoji: * Bondeni *

Bujonde Bujonde is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya 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 ...

* Busale * Ibanda *

Ikama Ikama is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya 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 ...

* Ikimba *

Ikolo Ikolo is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania), Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 5,665 people in the ward, from 5,140 in 2012. ...

Ipande Ipinda is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya 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 ...

* Ipinda * Ipyana * Itope * Itunge *

Kajunjumele Kajunjumele is an administrative ward in the Kyela District of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the Af ...

Katumba Songwe Katumba Songwe, also Katumbasongwe, is an administrative ward in the Kyela District of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in Ea ...

Kyela Mjini Kyela Mjini is an administrative ward and a town in the Kyela district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa with ...

Lusungo Lusungo is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya 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 ...

* Mababu *

Makwale Makwale is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya 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 ...

Matema Matema is a town in southwestern Tanzania. The town is primarily a fishing village with some agriculture. It is located on the northern tip of Lake Nyasa and is 90 kilometres (straight-line distance) south-east of Mbeya Mbeya is a city loc ...

* Mbugani * Mikoroshini * Muungano * Mwanganyanga *

Mwaya Mwaya is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya 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 ...

* Ndandalo * Ndobo * Ngana *

Ngonga Ngonga is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. The village is on Lake Nyasa by the Songwe River The Songwe River is a river that forms the international boundary between Malawi and Songwe Region, Ta ...

* Njisi * Nkokwa * Nkuyu * Serengeti * Talatala

Agriculture

The production of rice in Kyela is mainly favored by its geographical location and weather. Rivers such as Mbaka,

Kiwira Kiwira is an administrative ward in the Rungwe district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the Africa ...

, Lufilyo and Songwe flowing into Lake Malawi all cross through Kyela. This makes the district constantly have wet land that is suitable for rice production. Apart from rice, Kyela also produces other crops like bananas, cashew nuts, beans, cocoa and watermelon.

References

External links

Kyela District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census

Districts of Mbeya Region {{Mbeya-geo-stub