Geita District
Geita District | |
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| Geita District's location within Geita Region. Geita District's location within Geita Region. | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania |
| Region | Geita |
| District | Geita |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 1,035,214 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 30xxx |
| Area code | 028 |
| Website | District website |
Geita District is located in the Geita Region of Tanzania.[2] According to the 2022 census, the population of the district was 1,035,214.[3][1] The district is bordered to the east by Mwanza Region and Nyang'hwale District, to the south by Shinyanga Region and Mbogwe District, and to the west by Chato District.
History
[edit | edit source]Prior to the creation of the Geita Region in March 2012,[4] the Geita District was part of the Mwanza Region.[5]
Transport
[edit | edit source]Road
[edit | edit source]Paved trunk road T4 from Mwanza to Bukoba passes through the district from east to west.[6]
Economy
[edit | edit source]Mining
[edit | edit source]Geita Gold Mine is located within Geita District, 4 km west of the town of Geita. The mine is currently being owned and managed by AngloGold Ashanti.[7]
Tourism
[edit | edit source]Rubondo Island National Park is located on an island in Lake Victoria that is a part of Geita District. It can be reached by ferry from Nkome, a village in the north of the district.[8]
Wards
[edit | edit source]As of the 2012 census, Geita District council was divided administratively into 35 wards:[1]
- Bugalama
- Bugulula
- Bujula
- Bukoli
- Bukondo
- Bulela
- Bung'wangoko
- Busanda
- Butobela
- Chigunga
- Ihanamilo
- Isulwabutundwe
- Kagu
- Kakubilo
- Kalangalala
- Kamena
- Kamhanga
- Kasamwa
- Kaseme
- Katoma
- Katoro
- Lubanga
- Lwamgasa
- Lwezera
- Mtakuja
- Nkome
- Nyachiluluma
- Nyakagomba
- Nyakamwaga
- Nyamalimbe
- Nyamigota
- Nyanguku
- Nyarugusu
- Nzera
- Senga
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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