Nachingwea is a district in the
Lindi Region
Lindi Region (''Mkoa wa Lindi'' 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 Sr ...
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 ...
. The district is bordered to the north by the
Ruangwa District, to the east by the
Lindi Rural District, to the south-east by the
Mtwara Region, and to the south-west by the
Ruvuma Region.
According to the 2022 national census, the Nachingwea District had a population of 233,655.
The
Nachingwea Medal is named after this place.
Twinnings
The Anglican Parish of St. Andrew is linked with St. Andrew's Church,
Stapleford, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom.
Wards
The district is divided administratively into the following 26 wards:
#Chiola
#Kiegei
#Kilima Rondo
#Kilimani Hewa
#Kipara Mnero
#Lionja
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Marambo
#Matekwe
#Mbondo
#Mkoka
#Mkotokuyana
#Mnero Miembeni
#Mnerongongo
#Mpiruka
#Mtua
#Naipanga
#Naipingo
#Namapwia
#Namatula
#Nambambo
#Namikango
#Nangowe
#Nditi
#Ndomoni
#Ruponda
#Stesheni
References
Districts of Lindi Region
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