Rufiji is one of the six districts of the
Pwani Region
Pwani Region (''Mkoa wa Pwani'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The word "''Pwani''" in Swahili means the "''coast''". The regional capital is the town of Kibaha. The Region borders the Tanga Region to the north, 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 ...
. It is bordered to the north by the
Kisarawe
Kisarawe is one of the six districts of the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the East by Dar es Salaam Region, to the north by the Kibaha District, to the east by the Mkuranga District, to the south by the Rufiji District and to the w ...
and
Mkuranga Districts, to the east by the
Indian Ocean
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, to the south by the
Kilwa District
Kilwa District (''Wilaya ya Kilwa'' in Swahili) is one of six administrative districts of Lindi Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . The district is comparable in size to the land area of the nation state of East Timor. Kilwa d ...
,
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 ...
and to the west by the
Morogoro Region
Morogoro Region (''Mkoa wa Morogoro'' 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 Ireland. Morogoro Region is border ...
.
The district name comes from the
Rufiji River
The Rufiji River lies entirely within Tanzania. It is also the largest and longest river in the country. The river is formed by the confluence of the Kilombero and Luwegu rivers. It is approximately long, with its source in southwestern Tanzania ...
which runs through the district. The main ethnic groups that originate from the district are the
Matumbi and
Rufiji people
The Rufiji are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the central coast of Tanzania specifically Rufiji District next to the Rufiji River delta in Pwani Region
Pwani Region (''Mkoa wa Pwani'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrati ...
. In the north is home to the
Ndengereko people and on the delta are the Nyagatwa People.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Rufiji District was 203,102.
Rufiji District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census
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Wards
The Rufiji District is administratively divided into 19 wards:
# Bungu
# Chumbi
# Ikwiriri
# Kibiti
# Kiongoroni
# Mahege
# Maparoni
# Mbuchi
# Mbwara
# Mchukwi
# Mgomba
# Mkongo
# Mtunda
# Mwaseni
# Ngorongo
# Ruaruke
# Salale
# Umwe
# Utete
# Kilimani
# Kipugila
# Ngorongo
References
External links
Rufiji Leprosy Trust
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Districts of Pwani Region