Mahembe | |
Official Name: | Kata ya Mahembe, Wilaya ya Kigoma |
Settlement Type: | Ward |
Pushpin Map: | Tanzania |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Kigoma Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kigoma District |
Area Total Km2: | 137.8 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 14,435 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Elevation M: | 941 |
Postal Code Type: | Tanzanian Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 47201 |
Mahembe is an administrative ward in Kigoma District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of,[1] and has an average elevation of .[2] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 14,435 people in the ward, from 22,763 in 2012. Prior to 2014 Nkungwe was a village in the Mahembe Ward before splitting off into is own ward.
The ward has 2 villages and 11 hamlets.