Butiama District

Butiama District
District
Coordinates: 01°46′S 033°58′E / 1.767°S 33.967°E / -1.767; 33.967Coordinates: 01°46′S 033°58′E / 1.767°S 33.967°E / -1.767; 33.967
Country Tanzania
Region Mara Region
Population (2012)
 • Total 241,732

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Butiama District is one of the seven districts of Mara Region of Tanzania. Its administrative centre is the town of Butiama. Julius Nyerere was born in Butiama; the Mwalimu Nyerere Museum is located in his town of birth.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Butiama District was 241,732.[1]

Transport

Paved Trunk road T4 from Mwanza to the Kenyan border passes through Butiama District from south to north. Trunk road T17 from Musoma to Arusha Region passes through the district from north to south.[2]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Butiama District was administratively divided into 20 wards.[1]

Wards

  • Bisumwa
  • Buhemba
  • Bukabwa
  • Buruma
  • Busegwe
  • Buswahili
  • Butiama
  • Butuguri
  • Bwiregi
  • Etaro
  • Kukirango
  • Kyanyari
  • Masaba
  • Mirwa
  • Muriaza
  • Nyakatende
  • Nyamimange
  • Nyankanga
  • Nyegina
  • Sirorisimba

References

  1. 1 2 "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Trunk and Regional Roads in Tanzania". Tanroads. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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