Biharamulo District is one of the eight districts of the
Kagera Region
Kagera Region (''Mkoa wa Kagera'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 Regions of Tanzania, administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the land area of the Netherlands. Kagera Reg ...
of
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
. It is bordered to the north by
Karagwe District and
Muleba District, to the east and south by
Geita Region
Geita Region (''Mkoa wa Geita'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 Regions of Tanzania, administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of ...
, to the west by
Ngara District
Ngara District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Karagwe District, to the east by Biharamulo District, to the south by the Kigoma Region, to the northeast by Muleba District and to ...
, and to the southwest by the
Kigoma Region
Kigoma Region (''Mkoa wa Kigoma'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions, with the city of Kigoma as the regional capital. Kigoma Region borders Kagera Region, Geita Region, Katavi Regio ...
. Its administrative seat is
Biharamulo
Biharamulo is a town in northwestern Tanzania. It is the district headquarter of Biharamulo District. Biharamulo used to be a German administrative centre in colonial times. Biharamulo Forest Reserve is located north of the town.
History
The to ...
town.
Biharamulo Game Reserve is located within the borders of the district.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Biharamulo District was 323,486, from 409,389 in 2002, and 209,279 in 1988.
This decline in population can be explained from the fact that
Chato District
Chato District is one of the five districts in Geita Region of northwestern Tanzania. Its administrative centre is the town of Chato. The main ethnic group in the district are the Sukuma. The late John Magufuli, who used to be as President of Ta ...
was split off from Biharamulo District in between the 2002 and the 2012 census. The district area is , with a population density of
There are 17 wards, 74 villages and 384 suburbs in the district.
Transport
Road
Several trunk road
pass through Biharamulo District: T3 from
Morogoro
Morogoro is a city located in the eastern part of Tanzania, approximately 196 kilometers (122 miles) west of Dar es Salaam.
Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
It serves as the capital of the Morogoro Region. Informally, it is referred to as ''Mji ...
to the
Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
border, T4 from
Mwanza
Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,104,521 and a population of 3,699,872 in the region ...
to
Bukoba
Bukoba is a city with a population of 144,938 (2022 census), situated in the northwest of Tanzania on the south-western shores of Lake Victoria. It is the capital of the Kagera region, and the administrative seat for Bukoba Urban District.
The ...
and T9 from
Biharamulo
Biharamulo is a town in northwestern Tanzania. It is the district headquarter of Biharamulo District. Biharamulo used to be a German administrative centre in colonial times. Biharamulo Forest Reserve is located north of the town.
History
The to ...
to
Kigoma
Kigoma is a city and lake port in Kigoma-Ujiji District in Tanzania, on the northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi and The Democratic Republic of the Congo. It serves as the capital for the surrounding Kigoma ...
.
Administrative subdivisions
In 2002 the district was divided into 21 wards, but many of these are now part of
Chato District
Chato District is one of the five districts in Geita Region of northwestern Tanzania. Its administrative centre is the town of Chato. The main ethnic group in the district are the Sukuma. The late John Magufuli, who used to be as President of Ta ...
. As of 2012, Biharamulo District was administratively divided into 15
wards.
Wards
* Biharamulo Mjini
* Bisibo
* Kabindi
* Kalenge
* Kaniha
* Lusahunga
* Nemba
* Nyabusozi
* Nyakahura
* Nyamahanga
* Nyamigogo
* Nyantakara
* Nyarubungo
* Runazi
* Ruziba
References
External links
Bing Map
Districts of Kagera Region
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