Mbozi District Explained
Mbozi |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Songwe Region |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3404 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 510599[2] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Mbozi District[3] is a district in Songwe Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Songwe District and Chunya District of the Mbeya Region, to the east by Mbeya Rural District of the Mbeya Region, to the south by the Ileje District and to the west by Momba District.[4] [5]
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of Mbozi District was 515,270.[6] The district had an area of 967900ha. The district was restructured in 2016.[5]
The District Commissioner of Mbozi District is D.I. Rwegasira.[7]
Administrative subdivisions
As of 2016, Mbozi District is administratively divided into twenty-nine wards.[5] [8] The wards are:
Mbozi District was administratively divided into six divisions, twenty-five wards (no longer including Tunduma, which now has its own town council) and 175 villages. The wards were:
References
Notes and References
- Web site: Songwe Region Investment Guide . The United Republic of Tanzania President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government . 27 October 2023 . English . 2019.
- Web site: Administrative Units Population Distribution Report Tanzania Mainland Volume 1B . Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics . 27 October 2023 . 227-8 . English . December 2022.
- . United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Web site: Overview - (Mbozi District Council).
- News: Mwakyusa . Alvar . Songwe is new region - with four districts . 4 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160205094519/http://dailynews.co.tz/index.php/home-news/46650-songwe-is-new-region-with-four-districts . 5 February 2016 . . 21 February 2017.
- Web site: 2002 Population and Housing Census General Report: Mbeya: Mbozi. https://web.archive.org/web/20040320093915/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/mbozi.htm. 20 March 2004. dead.
- Web site: Tanzanian Government Directory Database . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060125020114/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/govdirf.html . January 25, 2006 .
- Web site: Administrative Units Population Distribution Report Tanzania Mainland Volume 1B . Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics . 27 October 2023 . 227-8 . English . December 2022.