Nansio is a small
Tanzanian
Demographic features of the population of Tanzania include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population.
The population distribution in Tan ...
port town and capital of
Ukerewe District
Ukerewe District is one of the seven districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. It is located on Ukerewe Island, Ukara Island and other neighbouring islands within Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a sur ...
in
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 ...
. The town is also a
ward
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Division or unit
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* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
on the island of
Ukerewe,
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 ...
, in Tanzanian lake territory. Nansio is a port of entry for passenger and freight shipping services from the city of
Mwanza
Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,104,521 and a population of 3,699,872 in the region ...
.
The ward of Nansio is one of twenty-four in the district of
Ukerewe. In 2016 the
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics reported there were 8,644 people in the ward, up from 7,674 in 2012.
Villages
The ward has 15 villages.
* Namagubo “A”
* Namagubo “B”
* Barazani
* Posta “A”
* Posta “B”
* Mashine ya Maji
* Mdoe
References
Populated places in Mwanza Region
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