Mbarali District is one of the seven
districts
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of
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 ...
,
Tanzania
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. It is bordered to the north by Iringa region and east by Njombe region. To the south the district is bordered by
Mbeya Rural District
Mbeya Rural District is one of the seven districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Mbarali District and Chunya District, to the south by Mbeya Urban District and Rungwe District, to the east by Iringa Region and to t ...
and to the west by
Chunya District
Chunya District is one of the seven Districts of Tanzania, districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Tabora Region, to the northeast by Singida Region, to the east by Mbarali District, to the south by Mbeya Rural Distric ...
.
In 2016 the
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 331,206 people in the district, from 300,517 in 2012.
Mbarali district is the most famous area for rice farming. The district is home to Kapunga rice project and Mbarali estate. The district hosts a very famous wetland called Ihefu, as well as the Usangu plain. Ruaha National Park is within the district to the north side.
Wards
The Mbarali District is administratively divided into 20 wards:
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Chimala
Chimala is an administrative ward in the Mbarali District of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania
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* Itamboleo
* Igava
* Imalilo Songwe
* Ihahi
* Lugelele
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Igurusi
Igurusi is an administrative ward in the Mbarali district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 24,573 people in the ward, from 22,296 in 2012.
The ward is famous for rice farm ...
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Madibira
Madibira is an administrative ward in the Mbarali district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania
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Mahongole
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Mapogoro
Mapogoro is an administrative ward in the Mbarali district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania
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Mawindi
Mawindi is an administrative ward in the Mbarali district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania
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* Luhanga
* Kongolo
* Mwatenga
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Miyombweni
Miyombweni is an administrative ward in the Mbarali District of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania), Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 10,771 people in the ward, from 9,773 ...
* Ipwani
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Ruiwa
Ruiwa is an administrative ward in the Mbarali district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania
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Rujewa
Rujewa is an administrative ward in the Mbarali district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania
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Ubaruku
Ubaruku is an administrative ward in the Mbarali District of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania), Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 32,179 people in the ward, from 29,197 in ...
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Utengule/Usangu
Utengule Usangu is an administrative ward in the Mbarali District of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania
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Education
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and transportation
In the case of education, Mbarali district has several public and private schools in both primary and secondary levels. The famous schools like St Ann's and Montfort are within the district. Also an advanced level secondary school called Madibira high school is within the district. TANZAM-HIGHWAY passes in the southern part of the district. The road links the towns of Igawa, Chimala and Igurusi with the cities of Dar es Salaam and Mbeya as well as the neighbouring countries like Malawi and Zambia. A railway line called TAZARA which connects the two countries Tanzania and Zambia, runs in the district.
References
Districts of Mbeya Region
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