Songea Urban District is one of the five
districts
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in the
Ruvuma Region
Ruvuma Region (''Mkoa wa Ruvuma'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Songea. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,376,891, which was lower t ...
of
Tanzania
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. It is bordered to the north by the
Songea Rural District, to the east by the
Namtumbo District, to the south by
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Mala ...
and to the west by the
Mbinga District.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Songea Urban District was 131,33
Wards
The Songea Urban District is administratively divided into 14 wards:
* Bomba Mbili
* Lizaboni
* Majengo
* Matarawe
* Mateka
* Matogoro
* Mfaranyaki
* Misufini
* Mletele
* Mshangano
* Ruhuwiko
* Ruvuma
* Songea Mjini
* Subira
Sources
Songea Urban District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census
Districts of Ruvuma Region
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