Kaliua District

Kaliua District
District
Country Tanzania
Region Tabora Region
Population (2012)
 • Total 393,358

Kaliua District is one of the seven districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Shinyanga Region, to the east by Uyui District and Urambo District, to the south by Katavi Region and to the west by Kigoma Region and Geita Region. Its administrative seat is the town of Kaliua.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Kaliua District was 393,358.[1]

Transport

Unpaved Trunk road T18 from Tabora to Kigoma passes through the district.[2]

The Tanzanian Central Line train - from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma - passes through the district. The train track to Mpanda branches off from the main line in Kaliua town.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Kaliua District was administratively divided into 21 wards.[1]

Wards

  • Ichemba
  • Igagala
  • Igombe Mkulu
  • Igwisi
  • Kaliua
  • Kamsekwa
  • Kanindo
  • Kanoge
  • Kashishi
  • Kazaroho
  • Milambo
  • Mwongozo
  • Sasu
  • Seleli
  • Silambo
  • Ugunga
  • Ukumbi Siganga
  • Ushokola
  • Usinge
  • Uyowa
  • Zugimlole

References

  1. 1 2 "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Road Networks". Tanroads. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

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