Same District

Same District
District
Country Tanzania
Region Kilimanjaro Region
Population (2012)
  Total 269,807

Same is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Mwanga District, to the northeast by Kenya, to the south and southeast by the Tanga Region, and to the west by the Manyara Region. The district capital is the town of Same, Tanzania.

The south Pare Mountains are located within the district's boundaries and so is a part of Mkomazi National Park.[1]

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Same District was 212,235. The population had risen to 269,807 according to the 2012 Tanzania National Census.[2]

The Same District Commissioner is I. W. Marwa and the District Executive Director is J.A.R. Iddi.

Transport

Paved Trunk road T2 from Dar es Salaam to Arusha passes through the Same District.[3]

The Usambara Railway from Tanga to Arusha passes through the district as well.

Administrative subdivisions

Wards

As of 2012, the Same District is administratively divided into 31 wards:

  • Bombo
  • Bendera
  • Bwambo
  • Chome
  • Hedaru
  • Mabilion
  • Kihurio
  • Kirangare

  • Kisiwani (English meaning: on the island)
  • Makanya
  • Maore
  • Mhezi
  • Mpinji
  • Mshewa
  • Msindo
  • Mtii

  • Mwembe (English meaning: mango tree)
  • Myamba
  • Ndungu
  • Kalemawe
  • Njoro
  • Vumari
  • Ruvu
  • Same kati

  • Kisima
  • Steshen
  • Suji
  • Vudee
  • Vuje
  • Vunta
  • Lugulu

Sources

See also

References

  1. Tanzania travel guide (6 ed.). Lonely Planet. June 2015. p. 148. ISBN 978-1742207797.
  2. "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. "Kilimanjaro Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

Coordinates: 4°15′S 37°55′E / 4.250°S 37.917°E / -4.250; 37.917


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