Bukoba Rural District

Bukoba Rural District
District

Bukoba Rural District's location within Kagera Region.
Coordinates: 01°29′S 031°32′E / 1.483°S 31.533°E / -1.483; 31.533Coordinates: 01°29′S 031°32′E / 1.483°S 31.533°E / -1.483; 31.533
Country Tanzania
Region Kagera Region
Population (2012)
 • Total 289,697

Bukoba Rural District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Missenyi District, to the east by Lake Victoria and Bukoba Urban District, to the south by Muleba District and to the west by Karagwe District. Its administrative seat is Bukoba town.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Bukoba Rural District was 289,697.[1]

Transport

Paved trunk road T4 from Mwanza to the Ugandan border passes through Bukoba Rural District.[2]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Bukoba Rural District was administratively divided into 29 wards.[1]

Wards

  • Buhendangabo
  • Bujugo
  • Butelankuzi
  • Butulage
  • Ibwera
  • Izimbya
  • Kaagya
  • Kaibanja
  • Kanyangereko
  • Karabagaine
  • Kasharu
  • Katerero
  • Katoma
  • Katoro
  • Kemondo
  • Kibirizi
  • Kikomero
  • Kishanje
  • Kishogo
  • Kyamulaile
  • Maruku
  • Mikoni
  • Mugajwale
  • Nyakato
  • Nyakibimbili
  • Rubafu
  • Rubale
  • Ruhunga
  • Rukoma

References

  1. 1 2 "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kagera Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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