Musoma Rural District is one of the 9 districts of Mara Region of Tanzania. Mara region has the following Districts councils: Musoma district council, Rorya district council, Tarime rural, Tarime town council, Butiama, Serengeti, Bunda rural council, Bunda town Council and Musomal Municipal council. Its administrative centre is the town of

Musoma Musoma is a city in the east shore of Lake Victoria of Tanzania. It is the capital of Mara Region, one of the administrative Regions of Tanzania. It also serves as the administrative centre of Musoma Rural District and Musoma Urban District. L ...

. The district is bordered to the east by

Butiama District Butiama District is one of the seven districts of Mara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Roya District across the Kirumi Bridge on the Mara river. Its administrative centre is the town of Butiama. Julius Nyerere was born in ...

, to the south by

Bunda District Bunda is one of the seven districts of Mara Region in the United Republic of Tanzania, East Africa. It is bordered to the north by the Musoma Rural District and Butiama District, to the east by Serengeti District, to the south by Bariadi Distri ...

and to the west and north 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 ...

. According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Musoma Rural District was 266,665.

Transport

There are no paved roads connecting the district.

town can be reached using unpaved regional road R188. Musoma Rural District is connected to

Bunda Town Bunda Town is a city and capital of Bunda District. It is located in Mara Region in the Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania. The city was previously an administrative part of the Bunda District, but in 2007 it was parted from the District. The ...

by unpaved regional road R187.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Musoma Rural District was administratively divided into 14 wards.

Wards

Bugoji Ifulifu Musanja * Bugwema * Bukima * Bukumi * Bulinga * Busambara * Bwasi * Kiriba * Makojo * Mugango * Murangi * Nyambono * Nyamrandirira * Suguti * Tegeruka

References

{{Authority control Districts of Mara Region