Bariadi District
Bariadi District[1] is one of the five districts of the Simiyu Region of Tanzania, East Africa. As of 2002, the population was 605,509.[2]
Map showing Bariadi District's location within Simiyu Region. Trunk roads in green.
History
Prior to 2012, Bariadi District was part of Shinyanga Region.
Economy
The Dutwa Ward contains one of the world's largest nickel deposits.[3]
Wards
As of 2002, Bariadi District was administratively divided into twenty-six wards:[2]
- Bariadi
- Bumera
- Bunamhala
- Chinamili
- Dutwa
- Gamboshi
- Ikungulyabashashi
- Kasoli
- Kinang'weli
- Lagangabilili
- Lugulu
- Mbita
- Mhango
- Mhunze
- Mwadobana
- Mwamapalala
- Mwaswale
- Mwaubingi
- Nkololo
- Nkoma
- Nyakabindi
- Sagata
- Sakwe
- Sapiwi
- Somanda
- Zagayu
Notes
- ↑ Bariadi District (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- 1 2 "2002 Population and Housing Census: General Report: Shinyanga: Bariadi". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.
- ↑ http://www.miningweekly.com/article/dutwa-africas-first-major-basemetals-discovery-since-copperbelt-african-eagle-2008-10-01
Coordinates: 02°45′S 34°30′E / 2.750°S 34.500°E
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