Mbeya City is a
district
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of
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 ...
,
Tanzania
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and comprises the area of
Mbeya
Mbeya is a city located in south west Tanzania, Africa, with an urban population of 649,000 in 2023. Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya Region, Mbeya region (population, with Mbeya, totals approx. 2 million).
Mbeya is situated a ...
town. It is bordered to the north by
Mbeya Rural District
Mbeya Rural District is one of the seven districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Mbarali District and Chunya District, to the south by Mbeya Urban District and Rungwe District, to the east by Iringa Region and t ...
, to the east by
Rungwe District
Rungwe is a Districts of Tanzania, district in Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Mbeya Rural, Mbeya Rural District, to the east by Iringa Region, to the southeast by Kyela, Kyela District, to the southwest by Ileje, Ileje Di ...
, to the south by
Ileje District
Ileje District is a district in Songwe Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Mbeya Urban and Rungwe districts, to the east by Kyela District, to the northwest by Mbozi District and to the south by Zambia and Malawi.
, the population ...
and to the west by
Mbozi District
Mbozi District is a Districts of Tanzania, district in Songwe Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Songwe District and Chunya District of the Mbeya Region, to the east by Mbeya Rural District of the Mbeya Region, to the south by th ...
.
According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Mbeya Urban District was 541,603.
Wards
Mbeya Urban District is administratively divided into 36 wards:
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Forest
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Ghana
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Iduda
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Iganjo
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Iganzo
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Igawilo
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Ilemi
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Ilomba
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Isanga
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Isyesye
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Itagano
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Itende
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Itezi
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Itiji
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Iwambi
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Iyela
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Iyunga
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Iziwa
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Kalobe
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Maanga
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Mabatini
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Maendeleo
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Majengo
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Mbalizi Road
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Mwakibete
Mwakibete is an administrative ward in the Mbeya Urban district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania
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Mwansekwa
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Mwansanga
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Nonde
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Nsalaga
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Nsoho
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Nzovwe
Nzovwe is an administrative ward in the Mbeya Urban district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania
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Ruanda
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Sinde
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Sisimba
Sisimba is an administrative ward in the Mbeya Urban district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 4,532 people in the ward, from 4,112 in 2012.
The Sokoine Stadium
Sokoine ...
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Tembela
Tembela is an administrative ward in the Mbeya Urban district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 2,572 people in the ward, from 2,334 in 2012.
The TAZARA Railway
The Taz ...
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Uyole
References
Districts of Mbeya Region
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