Shinyanga Urban District is one of the eight districts of the
Shinyanga Region
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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 Regio ...
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 ...
and includes the city of
Shinyanga
Shinyanga, also known as Shinyanga Mji in the local Swahili language, is a city in northern Tanzania. The city is the location of the regional headquarters of Shinyanga Region as well as the district headquarters of Shinyanga Urban District. The ...
. It is bordered to the north by the
Mwanza Region
Mwanza Region (''Mkoa wa Mwanza'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions The region covers a land area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of North Macedonia. Njombe Region is ...
, to the south by the
Shinyanga Rural District, to the east by the
Kishapu District
Kishapu District is one of the three districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Maswa District, to the south by the Tabora Region, to the east by the Meatu District and to the west by the Shinyanga Rural and ...
and to the west by the
Kahama Urban District
Kahama Urban District is one of the five districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. Its administrative centre is the town of Kahama. It is bordered to the north and south by Kahama Rural District, to the east by Nzega District and to the wes ...
.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Shinyanga Urban District was 135,166.
Wards
The Shinyanga Urban District is administratively divided into 17 wards:
* Chamaguha
* Chibe
* Lubaga
* Ibadakuli
* Ibinzamata
* Kambarage
* Kitangili
* Kizumbi
* Nkolandoto
* Mwamalili
* Old Shinyanga
* Mwawaza
* Ndala
* Masekelo
* Ngokolo
* Ndembezi
* Mjini
References
Districts of Shinyanga Region
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