Misungwi District

Misungwi District
District
Misungwi District's location within Mwanza Region. Trunk roads in green.
Coordinates: 02°51′S 033°05′E / 2.850°S 33.083°ECoordinates: 02°51′S 033°05′E / 2.850°S 33.083°E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Mwanza Region
Population (2012)
• Total	351,607

Misungwi District is one of the seven districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Nyamagana District and Magu District, to the east by Kwimba District, to the south by Shinyanga Rural District and to the west by Nyang'hwale District and Lake Victoria. Misungwi is often spelled with an extra 's' to make it Missungwi. The administrative centre is in the town of Misungwi.

As of 2012, the population of the Misungwi District was 351,607, of which 30,728 are living in an urban area (Misungwi town).^[1]

Transport

Paved trunk road T8 from Shinyanga to Mwanza passes through Misungwi district from south to north.^[2]

The Central Line railway from Tabora to Mwanza passes through the district from east to west and there is one train station within the district's boundaries at the village of Fella.^[3]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Misungwi District was divided into four divisions and 27 wards. ^[1]

Divisions

• Inonelwa
• Mbarika
• Misungwi
• Usagara

Wards

Buhingo Bulemeji Busongo Fella Gulumungu Idetemya Igokelo Ilalambogo Ilujamate

Isesa Kanyelele Kasololo Kijima Koromije Lubili Mabuki Mamaye Masasi

Mbarika Misungwi Mondo Mwaniko Nhundulu Shilalo Sumbugu Ukiriguru Usagara

References

1. "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
2. "Mwanza Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
3. "Railways Network". Tanzania Railways Limited. Retrieved 7 March 2016.