Missenyi District is one of the eight districts of the

Kagera Region Kagera Region (''Mkoa wa Kagera'' 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 Netherlands. Kagera Region is borde ...

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. The district was created in 2007, separating from

Bukoba District Bukoba is a city with a population of 128,796 (2012 census), situated in the north west of Tanzania on the south western shores of Lake Victoria. It is the capital of the Kagera region, and the administrative seat for Bukoba Urban District. Th ...

. It is bordered to the north by

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, to the east by

Bukoba Rural District Bukoba Rural District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Missenyi District, to the east by Lake Victoria and Bukoba Urban District, to the south by Muleba District and to the west by ...

, to the south by

Karagwe District Karagwe is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Uganda, to the east by the Bukoba Rural District, to the southeast by the Muleba District, to the south by the Ngara District and to the west ...

and to the west by

Kyerwa District Kyerwa District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is one of the 20 new districts that were formed in Tanzania since 2010; it was split off from Karagwe District. It is bordered to the north by Uganda, to the east ...

. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Missenyi District was 202,632, with a population density of .

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Missenyi District was administratively divided into 20

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with 77 villages.

Wards

* Bugandika * Bugorora * Buyango * Bwanjai * Gera * Ishozi * Ishunju * Kakunyu * Kanyigo * Kashenye * Kassambya * Kilimilile * Kitobo * Kyaka * Mabale * Minziro * Mushasha * Mutukula * Nsunga * Ruzinga

Transport

Paved trunk road T4 from

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to the

n border passes through Missenyi District. Unpaved trunk road T38 to

Ngara District Ngara District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Karagwe District, to the east by Biharamulo District, to the south by the Kigoma Region, to the northeast by Muleba District and ...

, through

, branches off from T4 in the village of Kyaka.

References

{{Districts of Kagera Districts of Kagera Region