Buhigwe District

Buhigwe District
District

Buhigwe District's location within Kigoma Region.
Coordinates: 04°26′53″S 29°55′27″E / 4.44806°S 29.92417°E / -4.44806; 29.92417Coordinates: 04°26′53″S 29°55′27″E / 4.44806°S 29.92417°E / -4.44806; 29.92417
Country Tanzania
Region Kigoma Region
Population (2012)
 • Total 254,342

Buhigwe District is one of the eight districts of the Kigoma Region of Tanzania. It is one of the 20 new districts that were formed in Tanzania since 2010; it was split off from Kasulu Rural District.[1] Buhigwe District is bordered to the north by Burundi, to the east by Kasulu Rural District and Kasulu Urban District, and to the west by Kigoma Rural District. Its administrative seat is the town of Buhigwe.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Buhigwe District was 254,342.[2]

Transport

Paved trunk road T19 from Kigoma to the Burundi border passes through a small portion of the district.[3]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Buhigwe District was administratively divided into 15 wards.[2]

Wards

  • Biharu
  • Buhigwe
  • Janda
  • Kajana
  • Kibande
  • Kilelema
  • Mugera
  • Muhinda
  • Munanila
  • Munyegera
  • Munzeze
  • Muyama
  • Mwayaya
  • Nyamugali
  • Rusaba

References

  1. ↑ "New constituencies up for grabs as CUF cries foul". The Citizen. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kigoma Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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