Serengeti District is one of the seven districts of
Mara Region
Mara Region (''Mkoa wa Mara'' 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 El Salvador. for El Salvador at The neigh ...
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 ...
. Its administrative centre is the town of
Mugumu. It is home to part of the world-famous
Serengeti National Park
The Serengeti National Park is a large national park in northern Tanzania that stretches over . It is located entirely in eastern Mara Region and north east portion of Simiyu Region and contains over of virgin savanna. The park was established in ...
a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...
and contains one of the western gates to the park.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Serengeti District was 249,420.
Transport
There are no paved roads connecting Serengeti District with the rest of the country. The unpaved trunk road T17 from Musoma to Arusha passes through the district from west to east.
Administrative subdivisions
As of 2012, Serengeti District was administratively divided into 28
wards.
Wards
* Busawe
* Geitasamo
* Ikoma
* Issenye
* Kebanchabancha
* Kenyamonta
* Kisaka
* Kisangura
* Kyambahi
* Machochwe
* Magange
* Majimoto
* Manchira
* Mbalibali
* Morotonga
* Mosongo
* Mugumu
* Natta
* Nyamatare
* Nyambureti
* Nyamoko
* Nyansurura
* Rigicha
* Ring'wani
* Rung'abure
* Sedeco
* Stendi Kuu
* Uwanja wa Ndege
References
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Districts of Mara Region