Sengerema District is one of seven
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...
in the
Mwanza Region
Mwanza Region (''Mkoa wa Mwanza'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions, covering a total land area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state ...
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 ...
, East Africa. Its administrative headquarter is located in
Sengerema city. It is bordered to the north and east by
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately , Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropics, tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface are ...
, to the 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 ...
and to the southeast by the
Misungwi District. Sengerema district is known for having numerous lake islands in its territory the largest are
Maisome Island and
Kome Island.
Demographics
In 2016 the
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 377,649 people in the district, from 663,034 in 2012.
Administrative subdivisions
Sengerema District is divided into 3 divisions, 26
wards, 71 villages and 421 hamlets (vitongoji).
Constituencies
For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Sengerema District had two constituencies:
* Buchosa Constituency
* Sengerema Constituency
Wards
Ward (2016 Population)
* Bitoto (5,904)
*
Busisi (8,281)
* Buyagu (11,537)
* Buzilasoga (15,035)
*
Chifunfu
Chifunfu is a ward of Sengerema District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania. According to the census held in 2016, the ward has 26,337 residents living within its borders. Its postal code is 33325.
Geography
Chifunfu is the northernmost ward of Sengerem ...
(26,337)
* Ibisabageni (14,932)
* Ibondo (1,691)
* Igalula (21,234)
* Igulumuki (10,096)
* Kagunga (22,322)
* Kahumulo (10,686)
* Kasenyi (17,562)
* Kasungamile (17,571)
*
Katunguru (22,848)
* Kishinda (13,902)
* Mission (9,909)
* Mwabaluhi (12,215)
* Ngoma (11,070)
* Nyamatongo (19,013)
* Nyamazugo (11,381)
* Nyamizeze (7,039)
* Nyampande (10,781)
* Nyampulukano (25,175)
* Nyatukala (22,715)
* Sima (17,434)
* Tabaruka (10,979)
References
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Districts of Mwanza Region