Singida Rural District is one of the six districts of the

Singida Region Singida Region (''Mkoa wa Singida'' in Swahili) is one of the regions of Tanzania. The regional capital is the municipality of Singida. The region is bordered to the north by Shinyanga Region, Simiyu Region and Arusha Region, to the northeast ...

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. It is bordered to the north by

Mkalama District Mkalama District is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of Tanzania. It is one of the 20 new districts that were formed in Tanzania since 2010; it was split off from Iramba District. Mkalama District is bordered to the north by Simiyu R ...

, to the east by

Manyara Region Manyara Region (''Mkoa wa Manyara'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Babati. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,425,131, which was lower than th ...

and

Dodoma Region Dodoma Region (''Mkoa wa Dodoma'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the city of Dodoma. The region is located in central Tanzania, it is bordered by Singida Region to the west; Manyara Region ...

, to the south by

Ikungi District Ikungi District is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of Tanzania. It is one of the 20 new districts that were formed in Tanzania since 2010; it was split off from Singida Rural District. Ikungi District is bordered to the north by I ...

and to the west by

Singida Urban District Singida Urban District is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the south and west by the Ikungi District and to the north and east by the Singida Rural District. Its administrative seat is the town of Sin ...

. Its administrative seat is the town of

Singida Singida is a town in central Tanzania. The town is the location of the regional headquarters of Singida Region as well as the district headquarters of Singida Urban District. The region and district are named after the town. Transport Road li ...

. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Singida Rural District was 225,521.

Life in the Region

Crop farming is the main way money and daily food needs are met in this region. Oxen are used by the people; when they are preparing the land for farming. Electricity was not widely used in the region. Most of the people in the region used wick lamps for light and wood for cooking food. Access to government facilities is low in this region.

Transport

Paved trunk road T14 from

Babati Babati, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a town in Babati Urban District of Manyara Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a countr ...

passes through the district. Rural transportation is mostly conducted in the form of taxes, buses, animal-drawn carts, and bicycles. The transportation services in the region are for the most part privatized. The average cost to travel around Singida rural using transportation services is 3-5 USD per kilometer. Regulations in the rural area of singida are limited. There is little vehicle traffic in the regions, so regulations are not a priority of the local government. Vehicles are not able to travel at fast speeds because road conditions are poor.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Singida Rural District was administratively divided into 21

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Wards

* Ikhanoda * Ilongero * Itaja * Kijota * Kinyagigi * Kinyeto * Maghojoa * Makuro * Merya * Mgori * Mrama * Msange * Msisi * Mtinko * Mudida * Mughamo * Mughunga * Mwasauya * Ngimu * Ntonge * Ughandi

References

{{Districts of Singida Districts of Singida Region