Liwale is one of the six districts of the

Lindi Region Lindi Region (''Mkoa wa Lindi'' 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 Sri Lanka. The regional capital is the m ...

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 the largest district in Lindi and one of the largest in districts in Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the

Pwani Region Pwani Region (''Mkoa wa Pwani'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The word "''Pwani''" in Swahili means the "''coast''". The regional capital is the town of Kibaha. The Region borders the Tanga Region to the north, Mor ...

, to the east by the

Kilwa District Kilwa District (''Wilaya ya Kilwa'' in Swahili) is one of six administrative districts of Lindi Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . The district is comparable in size to the land area of the nation state of East Timor. Kilwa d ...

, to the south by the

Ruangwa District Ruangwa is one of six districts of the Lindi Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Liwale District, to the south by the Nachingwea District and to the west by the Morogoro Region Morogoro Region (''Mkoa wa Morogoro'' in S ...

and to the west by the

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 border ...

. Most of Liwale district is within the

Nyerere National Park Nyerere National Park (formerly the northern part of Selous Game Reserve, pronunciation: "Seluu") is the largest national park in Tanzania and also one of the world's largest wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. The total area of the park is ...

. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Liwale District was 75,546. In April 2013, there was

rioting A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The property targete ...

in Liwale over the levels of payments made for

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. Police used

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and a

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to control the riots. Approximately 20 houses were burnt down.

Wards

The Liwale District is administratively divided into 20 wards: * Barikiwa * Kiangara * Kibutuka * Kimambi * Liwale 'B' * Liwale Mjini * Makata * Mangirikiti * Mbaya * Mihumo * Mirui * Mkutano (English meaning: ''meeting'') * Mlembwe * Mpigamiti * Nangano * Ngongowele * Likongowele * Nangando * Lilombe * Kichonda

References

Districts of Lindi Region {{Lindi-geo-stub