Mbozi District is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
in
Songwe Region
Songwe Region (''Mkoa wa Songwe'' in Swahili) is a region of Tanzania created on 29 January 2016 from the western half of Mbeya Region. Its capital is Vwawa.
Geography
Songwe Region borders the countries of Zambia and Malawi to the south: Tund ...
,
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
Chunya District
Chunya District is one of the seven Districts of Tanzania, districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Tabora Region, to the northeast by Singida Region, to the east by Mbarali District, to the south by Mbeya Rural Distric ...
, to the east by
Mbeya Urban
Mbeya is a district of Mbeya Region, Tanzania and comprises the area of Mbeya town. It is bordered to the north by Mbeya Rural District, to the east by Rungwe District, to the south by Ileje District and to the west by Mbozi District.
Accord ...
and
Ileje Districts, to the south by
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
and to the west by
Rukwa Region
Rukwa Region (''Mkoa wa Rukwa'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions with a postcode number 55000. The regional capital is the municipality of Sumbawanga. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population ...
.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of Mbozi District was 515,270.
The district has an area of .
The District Commissioner of Mbozi District is D.I. Rwegasira.
Administrative subdivisions
Mbozi District is administratively divided into six divisions, twenty-five wards (no longer including
Tunduma
Tunduma is a town in Songwe Region, Tanzania, on the border between Tanzania and Zambia. It has border posts for both the Tanzam Highway and the TAZARA railway (for which it has a station) linking the two countries. It is located 103 km southwest ...
, which now has its own town council) and 175 villages.
The wards are:
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Chilulumo
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Chitete
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Chiwezi
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Halungu
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Igamba
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Ihanda
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Isandula
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Isansa
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Itaka
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Ivuna
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Iyula
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Kamsamba
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Kapele
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Mlangali
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Mlowo
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Msangano
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Msia
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Myovizi
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Myunga
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Nambinzo
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Ndalambo
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Nkangamo
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Nyimbili
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Ruanda (Mbozi)
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Vwawa
Notes
References
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Districts of Songwe Region
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