Iringa Rural District (''Wilaya ya Iringa Vijijini'') is one of the four districts of the
Iringa Region
Iringa Region (''Mkoa wa Iringa'' 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 ...
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. It is bordered to the north by the
Dodoma Region
Dodoma Region (''Mkoa wa Dodoma'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions. The regional capital is the city of Dodoma, which is also the capital of Tanzania. Dodoma region is located in c ...
, to the east by
Kilolo District and encircles
Iringa Urban District, to the south by the
Mufindi District, to the southwest by the
Mbeya Region
Mbeya Region (''Mkoa wa Mbeya'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of G ...
and to the northwest by the
Singida Region
Singida Region (''Mkoa wa Singida'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions. The region covers a land area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation sta ...
.
In 2016 the
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 265,811 people in the district, from 254,032 in 2012. By 2022, the population had grown to 315,354.
Wards
Iringa Rural District was administratively divided into twenty
wards
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Idodi
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Ifunda
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Ilolo Mpya
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Itunundu
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Izazi
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Kalenga
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Kihorogota
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Kiwere
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Lumuli
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Maboga
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Mahuninga
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Magulilwa
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Malengamakali
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Mgama
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Mlowa
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Mseke
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Nduli
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Nzihi
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Ulanda
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Wasa
References
Districts of Iringa Region
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