Urambo is one of the seven

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of the

Tabora Region Tabora Region (''Mkoa wa Tabora'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions located in mid-western part of Tanzania. The regional capital is the municipality of Tabora. Tabora is bordered ...

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. It is bordered to the north by the

Kaliua District Kaliua District is one of the seven districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Kahama and Ushetu Districts, to the east by Uyui District and Urambo District, to the south by Katavi Region and to the west by Uvin ...

, to the east by the Uyui District, to the southeast by the

Sikonge District Sikonge District is one of the seven districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. The town of Sikonge is the administrative seat. The district has an area of , but of it is in forest and game reserves. It is bordered to the northwest by Urambo D ...

, and to the southwest by the

Katavi Region Katavi Region (''Mkoa wa Katavi'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 Regions of Tanzania, administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of ...

. Its administrative seat is the town of Urambo.

Etymology

The name "Urambo" (

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: '')'' meaning ''Home of the Urambo'', a 19th century kingdom of the Nyamwezi people.

History

In the 19th century, Urambo was a kingdom. It came about under the leadership of King

Mirambo Mtyela Kasanda (c. 1840–1884), better known as King Mirambo, was a Nyamwezi king, from 1860 to 1884. He created the largest state by area in 19th-century East Africa in present-day Urambo district in Tabora Region of Tanzania. Urambo district ...

, who united the territory of Uyowa, which had been ruler by his father, with Ulyankhulu.

Geography

Southern Urambo district is the Ugalla River National Park

Demographics

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Urambo District was 260,322. Between 2002 and 2012,

was split off from Urambo District. That is why the population of Urambo District declined in this period. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Urambo District was 192,781.

Economy

Unpaved Trunk road T18 from

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passes through the district. The Tanzanian Central Line train - from

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- passes through the district. There is a train station in Urambo town.

Government

In 2002, Urambo District was administratively divided into 26 wards. As of 2012, only 16 wards remained after

was split off.

Wards

* Imalamakoye * Kapilula * Kasisi * Kiloleni * Muungano * Nsenda * Songambele * Ugalla * Ukondamoyo * Urambo * Usisya * Ussoke * Itundu * Uyogo * Uyumbu * Vumilia (English meaning: ''tolerate'')

Sources

Urambo District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census

References

Districts of Tabora Region {{Tabora-geo-stub