Kongwa District is one of the seven districts of the
Dodoma Region
Dodoma Region (''Mkoa wa Dodoma'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the city of Dodoma. The region is located in central Tanzania, it is bordered by Singida Region to the west; Manyara 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 Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
. It is bordered to the north by
Manyara Region
Manyara Region (''Mkoa wa Manyara'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Babati. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,425,131, which was lower than th ...
, to the east by
Morogoro Region
Morogoro Region (''Mkoa wa Morogoro'' 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 Ireland. Morogoro Region is bor ...
, to the south by
Mpwapwa District, and to the west by
Chamwino District. Its district capital is the town of
Kongwa.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Kongwa District was 309,973,
up from 249,760 in the 2002 Census.
Transport
Paved trunk road T3 from
Morogoro
Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania west of Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region.
It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." The Belgian based ...
to
Dodoma
Dodoma ( in Gogo), officially Dodoma City, is the national capital of Tanzania and the capital of the Dodoma Region, with a population of 410,956.
In 1974, the Tanzanian government announced that the capital would be moved to Dodoma for social ...
passes through the district.
Administrative subdivisions
As of 2012, Kongwa District was administratively divided into 22
wards.
Wards
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Chamkoroma
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Chitego
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Chiwe
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Hogoro
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Iduo
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Kibaigwa
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Kongwa
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Lenjulu
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Makawa
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Matongoro
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Mkoka
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Mlali Mlali is an administrative ward in the Kongwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 27,460.
In Mlali, a Rehabilitation center operates that treats orthopaedic diseases of childre ...
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Mtanana
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Nghumbi
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Ngomai
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Njoge
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Pandambili
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Sagara Sagara may refer to:
People
* Sagara (ethnic group), a people of Tanzania
* Sagara (Vedic king), Ikshvaku dynasty
* Sagara clan, a clan of 16th century Japan
* Sekihotai (Sagara Souzou), a leader of the Sekihotai military unit during the Boshin ...
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Sejeli
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Songambele
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Ugogoni
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Zoissa Zoissa is an administrative ward in the Kongwa district of the Dodoma 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 Great ...
See also
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Madunga
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Magara
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Riroda
Riroda is an administrative ward in the Kongwa district of the Manyara 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 ...
References
External links
Mnyakongo School ProjectSmall group of former Kongwa pupils helping Mnyakongo Primary School
{{Districts of Dodoma
Districts of Dodoma Region