Nzega District is one of the seven districts of the

Tabora Region Tabora Region (''Mkoa wa Tabora'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Tabora. The region is located in mid-western part of Tanzania. Tabora is bordered by Shinyanga to the no ...

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. It is bordered to the north by

Shinyanga Region __NOTOC__ Shinyanga Region (''Mkoa wa Shinyanga'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Shinyanga. The region is bordered to the north by the Mwanza, Mara, and Kagera Regions ...

, to the south and southwest by

Uyui District Uyui District is one of the seven districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Nzega District and Igunga District as well as by the Shinyanga Region, to the south by Sikonge District, to the west by Urambo Distric ...

and to the east by

Igunga District Igunga is one of the seven districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Shinyanga Region, to the east by the Singida Region, to the south by the Uyui District and to the west by the Nzega District. Its administ ...

. Its administrative seat is the town of

Nzega Nzega is a town in central Tanzania. It is the district headquarter of Nzega District. Transport Paved Trunk roads T3 from Morogoro to the Rwanda border and T8 from Tabora to Mwanza Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is ...

. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of Nzega District was 417,097. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Nzega District was 502,252.

Transport

Paved Trunk road T3 from

Morogoro Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania west of Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region. It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." The Belgian base ...

to the Rwanda border and T8 from

Tabora Tabora is the capital of Tanzania's Tabora Region and is classified as a municipality by the Tanzanian government. It is also the administrative seat of Tabora Urban District. According to the 2012 census, the district had a population of 226,9 ...

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pass through the district. These roads meet in

town. The Tanzanian Central Line train - from

- passes through the district from south to north. A train station is located in Bukene.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Nzega District was administratively divided into 37

wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...

Wards

* Budushi * Bukene * Igusule * Ijanija * Ikindwa * Isagenhe * Isanzu * Itilo * Itobo * Kahamanhalanga * Karitu * Kasela * Lusu * Magengati * Mambali * Mbogwe * Miguwa * Milambo Itobo * Mizibaziba * Mogwa * Muhugi * Mwakashanhala * Mwamala * Mwangoye * Nata * Ndala * Nkiniziwa * Nzega Mjini * Nzegandogo * Puge * Semembela * Shigamba * Sigili * Tongi * Uduka * Utwigu * Wela

Sources

Nzega District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census

References

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