Mlele District is one of the five
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of the
Katavi Region
Katavi Region (''Mkoa wa Katavi'' 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 Estonia. Kagera Region is bordered to ...
of
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 ...
.
Mlele District was formed in 2012 out of part of
Mpanda District
Mpanda District is one of the five districts of the Katavi Region of Tanzania. Its administrative seat is the city of Mpanda. The district is bordered to the northwest by the Kigoma Region, to the northeast by the Tabora Region, to the east by ...
.
Administrative subdivisions
Mlele District is administratively divided into twenty-three wards:
* Ikuba
* Ilela
* Inyonga
* Itenka
* Kapalala
* Kasansa
* Kasokola
* Kibaoni
* Litapunga
* Machimboni
* Magamba
* Majimoto
* Mamba
* Mbede
* Mtapenda
* Mwamapuli
* Nsekwa
* Nsimbo
* Sitalike
*
Ugalla
* Urwira
* Usevya
* Utende
References
Districts of Katavi Region
States and territories established in 2012
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