Micheweni District (''Wilaya ya Micheweni'' in
Swahili) is one of two administrative districts of
Pemba North Region
Pemba North Region or North Pemba Region (''Mkoa wa Pemba Kaskazini'' in Swahili) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Saint Luc ...
in
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 ...
. The district covers an area of . The district is comparable in size to the land area of
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. The district has a water border to the east, north and west by the
Indian Ocean
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. The district is bordered to the south by
Wete District. The district seat (capital) is the town of Konde. According to the 2012 census, the district has a total population of 103,816.
Administrative subdivisions
Constituencies
For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Micheweni District had four constituencies:
* Konde Constituency
* Mgogoni Constituency
* Micheweni Constituency
* Tumbe Constituency
Divisions
Wards
Micheweni District is administratively divided into ten
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 ...
:
# Kinowe
# Kiuyu Maziwa Ng'ombe
# Konde
# Mgogoni
# Micheweni
# Msuka
# Shumba Viamboni
# Tumbe
# Wingwi Mapofu
# Wingwi Njuguni
Education
In the 2002 census literacy in Micheweni District stood at 40 percent for those aged 5 years and above. Literacy in
Swahili was 30 percent, while 19 percent were literate in English, with 9 percent overlap.
References
Districts of Pemba North Region
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