Shinyanga Rural District is one of the five 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 ...
. It is bordered to the north by the
Shinyanga Urban 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 ...
, to the south by 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 nort ...
, and to the west by the
Kahama 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 west ...
.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Shinyanga Rural District was 277,518
Wards
The Shinyanga Rural District is administratively divided into 16 wards:
* Didia
* Ilola
* Imesela
* Iselamagazi
* Itwangi
* Lyabukande
* Mwakitolyo
* Mwamala
* Mwantini
* Pandagichiza
* Salawe
* Samuye
* Solwa
* Tinde
* Usanda
* Usule
Sources
Shinyanga Rural District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census
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Districts of Shinyanga Region