Nyamwaga Explained
Nyamwaga |
Settlement Type: | Ward |
Pushpin Map: | Tanzania#Africa |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Mara Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tarime District |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 21302 |
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Nyamwaga is a rural ward located in the Tarime district in the Mara region in northwest Tanzania.[1] It is one of the wards surrounding the North Mara Goldmine.
Villages and Hamlets
The ward consists of 5 villages (kijiji), which are further divided into 26 hamlets (kitongoji):[2]
- Keisangora
- Maruru
- Keisunguruta
- Keruta
- Senta
- Nyamerama
- Gonyi
- Matongo
- Nyamwaga
- Nyamwaga Senta
- Mesero
- Muchanchara
- Makerero
- Kimusi
- Gwikuniri
- Nyamahiriri
- Kimusi Senta
- Bokara Senta
- Nyarusiaga
- Melale
- Nyamosaro
- Komarera
- Komarera
- Ntarechagini
- Kokemange
- Moharango
- Gwitare
- Nyamiobo
- Gwitare Senta
- Bwengeri
- Ronkor
Demographics
Historical Population Figures!!2002!2012[3] !2016[4] !2022[5] Population | 12,120 | 13,917 | 15,357 | 21,302 |
Households | 2,261 | 2,729 | N/A | 4,277 |
Average household size | 5.4 | 5.1 | N/A | 5.0 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2002 Population and Housing Census: Mara: Tarime. Population by Sex, Number of Households and Average Household Size . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040320132629/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/tarime.htm . 20 Mar 2004 . 13 Mar 2024 . tanzania.go.tz.
- Web site: Mara Postcodes . Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority.
- Web site: March 2013 . 2012 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS: Population Distribution by Administrative Areas . . 183.
- 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara. . Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania . 2016-04-01 . . . 155 . sw . 16 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211227102333/https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf . 2021-12-27 . live.
- Web site: December 2022 . Administrative Units Population Distribution Report . 13 March 2024 . National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania) and Presidents’ Office - Finance and Planning Office of the Chief Government Statistician Zanzibar . 186.