Shinyanga Rural District

District in Tanzania
Shinyanga District
District
location within Shinyanga Region.
location within Shinyanga Region.
Country Tanzania
Area
 • Total3,568 km2 (1,378 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total468,611
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)

Shinyanga Rural District is one of the five districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Shinyanga Urban District, to the east by the Kishapu District, to the south by the Tabora Region, and to the west by the Kahama District.

According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Shinyanga Rural District was 468,611.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ "Shinyanga Rural (District, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.

Sources

  • Shinyanga Rural District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census
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Districts of Shinyanga Region, Tanzania
  • Shinyanga City
  • Kahama City
  • Kishapu
  • Msalala
  • Shinyanga
  • Ushetu
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National
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