Chifunfu is a ward of
Sengerema District
Sengerema District is one of seven districts in the Mwanza Region of Tanzania, East Africa. Its administrative headquarter is located in Sengerema city. It is bordered to the north and east by Lake Victoria, to the south by Geita Region
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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 ...
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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 ...
. 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 Sengerema District. It is located on a peninsula surrounded by the
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 three directions. Its average elevation is at 1,140 metres above the sea level.
Villages
The ward consists of the following 9 villages:
* Lyakanyasi
* Kaku
* Kanyatenga
* Kijiweni
* Luchanga
* Magamelo
* Mlumo
* Ngoma Mtimba
* Mnazi Mmoja
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Sengerema District