Shinyanga Urban District is one of the eight districts of the
Shinyanga Region
Shinyanga Region (''Mkoa wa Shinyanga'' 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 nati ...
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 ...
and includes the city of
Shinyanga
Shinyanga, also known as Mji wa Shinyanga in the national language, is a city in northern Tanzania. The city is the location of the regional headquarters of Shinyanga Region as well as the district headquarters of Shinyanga Urban District. The r ...
. It is bordered to the north by the
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 ...
, to the south by the
Shinyanga Rural District, to the east by the
Kishapu District and to the west by the
Kahama Urban District.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Shinyanga Urban District was 135,166.
Wards
The Shinyanga Urban District is administratively divided into 17 wards:
* Chamaguha
* Chibe
* Lubaga
* Ibadakuli
* Ibinzamata
* Kambarage
* Kitangili
* Kizumbi
* Nkolandoto
* Mwamalili
* Old Shinyanga
* Mwawaza
* Ndala
* Masekelo
* Ngokolo
* Ndembezi
* Mjini
References
Districts of Shinyanga Region
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