Nanyamba Town, is a district established in 2016 of the Mtwara Region in the southern coastal Tanzania. Nanyamba is in the eastern portion of the Mtwara Region, near the coast.

Geography

Nanyamba is located south of

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, west of Mtwara Rural District, north of the nation of Mozambique across the Ruvuma River, and east of the

Tandahimba District Tandahimba is one of the six districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the east by the Mtwara Rural District, to the south by Mozambique, to the west by the Newala District, and to the north by the Lindi Region Lindi ...

. The district covers an area of that is an plateau of an elevation of to . The two primary geographical areas are the

Makonde Plateau The Makonde Plateau, also known as the Newala Plateau, is a plateau in southeastern Tanzania. It is mostly within Mtwara Region, with the northeast corner in Lindi Region. The Makonde Plateau is a roughly rectangular, rising from the coast west ...

and Ruvuma Valley. Like most of Mtwara the plateau makes up most of the council, with Ruvuma Valley being the river and border with Mozambique.

Climate

The temperature ranges between and over two seasons. There is a dry season between May and November and a wet season between December and April. The average rainfall is to .

Administrative areas

In 2022 the district administers 3 divisions, 17 wards, 87 villages, 9 suburbs, and 323 hamlets. Wards (2016 population) * Chawi (6,777) * Dinyecha (5,143) * Hinju (4,103) * Kiromba (4,862) * Kitaya (8,713) * Kiyanga (5,167) * Namtumbuka (3,257) * Nanyamba (8,444) * Njengwa (6,165) * Nitekela (7,356) * Nyundo (2,502) * Mbembaleo (6,248) * Mnima (10,518) * Milangominne (6,819) * Mnongodi (5,070) * Mtimbwilimbwi (8,397) * Mtiniko (7,572)

Demographics

The 2016 population of Nanyamba was projected at 107,112, in 27,905 households. The district has an annual population growth rate of 1.4%. The

Wamakonde The Makonde are an ethnic group in southeast Tanzania, northern Mozambique, and Kenya. The Makonde developed their culture on the Mueda Plateau in Mozambique. At present they live throughout Tanzania and Mozambique, and have a small presence in ...

make up most of the population, with others tribes in the district being Wamakua, Wayao, and Wamwera. Most of the people engage in keeping livestock and small scale farming.

Economy

Agriculture is the primary economy of Nanayamba with 92 per cent of Wananyamba farming or raising livestock. Most current investment is expanding irrigation, particularly from the Ruvuma River. Additionally fisheries is a growing sector, with hatchery investments in Kiromba, Mnongodi, Kitaya and Chawi wards.

Governance

Nanyamba is one of the three districts governed as town councils in the Mtwara Region with Masasi Town, and Newala Town. The other 6 districts being the city council of

Mtwara City Mtwara ( Portuguese: ''Montewara'') is the capital city of Mtwara Region in southeastern Tanzania. In the 1940s, it was planned and constructed as the export facility for the disastrous Tanganyika groundnut scheme, but was somewhat neglected wh ...

, and the 5 rural district councils of

Masasi District Masasi is one of the six districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Lindi Region, to the east by the Newala District, to the south by the Ruvuma River and Mozambique and to the west by Nanyumbu District N ...

, Mtwara District,

Nanyumbu District Nanyumbu is one of the six districts of the southern Mtwara 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 Great Lakes ...

Newala District Newala is one of the five districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the west by the Masasi District Masasi is one of the six districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Lindi Region, ...

, and

. The current chairman of the town council is Kapende Jamali Abdalah, with Thomas Edwin Mwalilafu acting as the town director.

Infrastructure

Roads

Nanyamba has a road system of , of which are collector roads, feeder roads, and community roads. There is a proposed plan, with land set aside, for a new bus terminal. Currently the regional road that from Mtwara to Masasi, through Nanyamba, is being upgraded to bitumen with some already complete. The remaining section, and Mwiti Bridge are still in preparation and with funding approval already received.

Air

The district will be served by the new Mtwara International Airport that is less than one hour from Nanyamba Town, just outside Mtwara City. The airport is currently 92 per cent complete.

Communications

The district has wide spread cellular coverage, however some areas there can be difficulties. Landlines, postal services and over the air media is available throughout the district.

Education

The council has 65 primary schools with 25,579 studends, and 10 secondary schools with 4018 students. The district has 227 of the required 613 classrooms, 107 of the 557 required teachers houses, 401 of the required 680 teachers, and 1 book per 5 students.

Health Care

The district does not have any hospitals, but has one health center and 25 dispensaries. The district is understaffed with 289 of required 410 medical staff.

References

{{Authority control Mtwara Region Districts of Mtwara Region Constituencies of Tanzania