Nkasi District (formerly Nkansi District) is one of the three districts of the Rukwa Region of

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, with its headquarters in the village of Namanyere. It is bordered to the north by the Mpanda District of

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; to the east by the Sumbawanga District; to the south by the

Sumbawanga Rural District Sumbawanga Rural District is one of three districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the northeast by the Sumbawanga Urban District, to the south by Zambia and to the northwest by the Nkasi District Nkasi District (formerly Nka ...

and

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; and to the west by Lake Tanganyika across from the

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. The district covers . , the population of the Nkasi District was 208,497.

History

Nkasi District was established on 1 January 1984.

Economy

Nkasi District is almost entirely rural, with well over 90% of its population undertaking

subsistence farming Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow food crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families on smallholdings. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements, with little or no su ...

, livestock rearing, and traditional fishing. Thirty-three of the villages in the district are located beside Lake Tanganyika. Major crops include: maize, millet, beans, and

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. Commercial fishing in Lake Tanganyika is limited due to lack of storage facilities as well as capital to acquire fishing gear.

Administrative subdivisions

, Nkasi District was administratively divided into thirteen wards. After the 2012 reorganization it had seventeen wards.

2002 wards

* Chala * Isale * Kabwe * Kala * Kate * Kipande * Kirando * Mkwamba * Mtenga * Namanyere * Ninde * Sintali * Wampembe

2012 wards

* Chala * Isale * Kabwe * Kala * Kate * Kipande * Kipili * Kirando * Korongwe * Mkwamba * Mtenga * Namanyere * Ninde * Nkandasi * Nkomolo * Sintali * Wampembe

Notes

Districts of Rukwa Region {{Rukwa-geo-stub