Meatu District is one of the five districts of the

Simiyu Region Simiyu Region (''Mkoa wa Simiyu'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions. The regional capital is the town of Bariadi. Simiyu Region is named after the Simiyu River. The region is home t ...

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 bordered to the north by the

Itilima District Itilima District is one of the five districts of Simiyu Region of Tanzania, East Africa. Its district capital is Lagangabilili. It is bordered to the north by Bariadi District, to the east by Ngorongoro District, to the south by Maswa District ...

, to the west by the

Maswa District Maswa District is one of the five districts of the Simiyu Region of Tanzania Inhabited by Sukuma ( Nyantuzu People). It is bordered to the north by Magu District and Itilima District, to the east by the Meatu District, to the south by the Kishapu ...

and

Shinyanga Region __NOTOC__ Shinyanga Region (''Mkoa wa Shinyanga'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Shinyanga. The region is bordered to the north by the Mwanza, Mara, and Kagera Regio ...

to the east by the

Arusha Region Arusha City is a Tanzanian city and the regional capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District Council (2012 census). Located below Mount Meru (Tanzania), Mount Meru on the eastern e ...

, to the southeast by the

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 the ...

and to the south by the

Singida Region Singida Region (''Mkoa wa Singida'' in Swahili) is one of the regions of Tanzania. The regional capital is the municipality of Singida. The region is bordered to the north by Shinyanga Region, Simiyu Region and Arusha Region, to the northeast by ...

. Its district capital is the town of

Mwanhuzi Mwanhuzi is a small town in Simiyu Region, Tanzania, and the headquarters of Meatu District. Transport Unpaved trunk road T37 from Shinyanga to Singida Region Singida Region (''Mkoa wa Singida'' in Swahili) is one of the regions of Tanzania. ...

. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of Meatu District was 248,949. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Meatu District was 299,619.Meatu District Council
http://meatudc.go.tz/ Wilaya Ya Meatu] Halmashauri ya Wilaya Meatu

Transport

Unpaved Trunk road T37 from

Shinyanga Shinyanga, also known as Shinyanga Mji in the local Swahili language, is a city in northern Tanzania. The city is the location of the regional headquarters of Shinyanga Region as well as the district headquarters of Shinyanga Urban District. The ...

passes through the district.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Meatu District was administratively divided into 25

wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...

Wards

* Bukundi * Imalaseko * Itinje * Kimali * Kisesa * Lingeka * Lubiga * Mwabuma * Mwabusalu * Mwabuzo * Mwakisandu * Mwamalole * Mwamanimba * Mwamanongu * Mwamishali * Mwandoya * Mwangundo *

* Mwanjolo * Mwanyahina * Mwasengela * Nghoboko * Nkoma * Sakasaka * Tindabuligi

Sources

Meatu District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census

References

Districts of Simiyu Region {{Simiyu-geo-stub