Namtumbo District is one of the five
districts
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of the
Ruvuma Region
Ruvuma Region (''Mkoa wa Ruvuma'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Songea. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,376,891, which was lower th ...
of
Tanzania
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. It is bordered to the north by the
Morogoro Region
Morogoro Region (''Mkoa wa Morogoro'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Ireland. Morogoro Region is bor ...
, to the east by the
Tunduru District, to the south by
Mozambique
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and to the west by the
Songea Urban District and
Songea Rural District.
, the population of the Namtumbo District was 185,131.
Wards
The Namtumbo District is administratively divided into 21
wards:
* Kitanda
* Ligera
* Luchili
* Luegu
* Lusewa
* Magazini
*Msisima
* Mgombasi
* Mkongo Nakawale
* Msindo
* Namabengo
* Namtumbo
* Rwinga
*Mchomoro
*Hanga
*Mputa
*Likuyuseka
*Lisimonji
*Mkongo Gulioni
*Litola
*Limamu
*Suluti
*Mtonya
*Nambecha
*Mtwaro pachani
Notes
Districts of Ruvuma Region
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