Gairo District

Gairo District
District
Gairo District

Location in Tanzania

Coordinates: 06°16′S 036°55′E / 6.267°S 36.917°E / -6.267; 36.917Coordinates: 06°16′S 036°55′E / 6.267°S 36.917°E / -6.267; 36.917
Country Tanzania
Region Morogoro Region

Gairo District is one of the seven districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania, East Africa. It is located in the northwest corner of Morogoro Region. The administrative seat is in the town of Gairo.[1]

History

Gairo District was formally established when it was gazetted in March 2012. Prior to that Gairo was a division of Kilosa District.


Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections the area that became Gairo District (formerly part of Kilosa District) had one constituency:[2][3]

Divisions

Gairo District is administratively divided into divisions.

Wards

As of 2012, Gairo District was administratively divided into eight wards:[4]
  • Chanjale
  • Kibedya
  • Chakwale
  • Iyogwe

Notes

  1. ↑ Staff (9 March 2012). "Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts". Daily News (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania).
  2. ↑ "2010 Parliamentary Election Results: Morogoro: Wilaya ya Kilosa: Gairo". National Electoral Commission of Tanzania.
  3. ↑ "Organisations located in Kilosa District - Tanzania". African Development Information.
  4. ↑ "Postcodes Morogoro Region 67000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012.
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