Nansio is a small
Tanzanian
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 ...
port town and capital of
Ukerewe District
Ukerewe District is one of the seven districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. It is located on Ukerewe Island, Ukara Island and other neighbouring islands within Lake Victoria. The largest settlement and the district's administrative capital is ...
in
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 i ...
. The town is also a
ward
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on the island of
Ukerewe,
Lake Victoria, in Tanzanian lake territory. Nansio is a port of entry for passenger and freight shipping services from the city of
Mwanza
Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,182,000 in 2021, it is Tanzania's second largest c ...
.
The ward of Nansio is one of twenty-four in the district of
Ukerewe. In 2016 the
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics reported there were 8,644 people in the ward, up from 7,674 in 2012.
Villages
The ward has 15 villages.
* Namagubo “A”
* Namagubo “B”
* Barazani
* Posta “A”
* Posta “B”
* Mashine ya Maji
* Mdoe
References
Populated places in Mwanza Region
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