Matendo is an administrative ward in

Kigoma District Kigoma District is one of the eight administrative districts of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The district lies north of the city of Kigoma-Ujiji. Uvinza District, to the west and south of Ujiji, was split off from the Kigoma District in 1 July, ...

Kigoma Region Kigoma Region (''Mkoa wa Kigoma'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the city of Kigoma. Kigoma Region borders Kagera Region, Geita Region, Katavi Region, Tabora Region, DRC and Burundi According ...

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. The ward covers an area of , and has an average elevation of . In 2016, according to the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report, there were 14,306 people in the ward, from 22,458 in 2012. Prior to 2014 Kidahwe Ward was a village in the Matendo Ward before splitting off to form its won new ward.

Villages / neighborhoods

The ward has 3 villages and 12 hamlets. * Matendo ** Kibalini ** Kibumba ** Kinogodo ** Kumuhama ** Majengo * Samwa ** Mkuti ** Nyamiaga ** Tunguruza Shuleni * Pamila ** Mibangani ** Pamila ** Rukaranka ** Samwa

References

Wards of Kigoma Region {{Kigoma-geo-stub