Nachingwea is a district in the
Lindi Region
Lindi Region (''Mkoa wa Lindi'' 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 Sri Lanka. The regional capital is the m ...
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 ...
. The district is bordered to the north by the
Ruangwa District
Ruangwa is one of six districts of the Lindi Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Liwale District, to the south by the Nachingwea District and to the west by the Morogoro Region
Morogoro Region (''Mkoa wa Morogoro'' in S ...
, to the east by the
Lindi Rural District, to the south-east by the
Mtwara Region
Mtwara Region (''Mkoa wa Mtwara'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Mtwara. Mtwara Region is home to one of the most infuluencial people in Tanzania, the Makonde. Mtwara is ...
, and to the south-west by the
Ruvuma Region
Ruvuma Region (''Mkoa wa Ruvuma'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Songea. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,376,891, which was lower th ...
.
According to the 2002 national census, the Nachingwea District had a population of 162,081.
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The
Nachingwea Medal
The Nachingwea Medal is a medal awarded by the government of Mozambique in recognition of extraordinary merit. It is named after the southern Tanzania town of Nachingwea, which was the main base of Frelimo during the Mozambican War of Independenc ...
is named after this place.
Twinnings
The Anglican Parish of St. Andrew is linked with St. Andrew's Church,
Stapleford, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom.
Wards
The district is divided administratively into the following 26 wards:
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#Kiegei
#Kilima Rondo
#Kilimani Hewa
#Kipara Mnero
#Lionja
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Marambo
Marambo is a rural settlement in the Nachingwea District of the Lindi Region in Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Gr ...
#Matekwe
#Mbondo
#Mkoka
#Mkotokuyana
#Mnero Miembeni
#Mnerongongo
#Mpiruka
#Mtua
#Naipanga
#Naipingo
#Namapwia
#Namatula
#Nambambo
#Namikango
#Nangowe
#Nditi
#Ndomoni
#Ruponda
#Stesheni
References
Districts of Lindi Region
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