Iramba District
Iramba District | |
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| Iramba District's location within Singida Region. Iramba District's location within Singida Region. | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania |
| Region | Singida Region |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,520 km2 (1,750 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 328,912 |
| • Density | 72.8/km2 (188/sq mi) |
Iramba is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of central Tanzania. It is bordered to the Northwest by the Shinyanga Region, to the North by Simiyu Region, to the east by the Mkalama District, to the South by Ikungi District and to the West by the Tabora Region. Its administrative seat is the town of Kiomboi.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the new Iramba District was 236,282.[1]
According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Iramba District was 328,912.[2]
Language
[edit | edit source]The natives of the Iramba district are called 'Wanyiramba'(pl., singular: 'Mnyiramba'). Their mother tongue is Kinyiramba, though the majority can also speak Swahili.
Wards 2012
[edit | edit source]| Ward[3] | Population | Population - Male | Population - Female | Number of Households | Average Household Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urughu | 13,380 | 6,566 | 6,814 | 1,840 | 7.3 |
| Mtekente | 16,973 | 8,396 | 8,577 | 2,603 | 6.5 |
| Mtoa | 19,724 | 9,738 | 9,986 | 3,237 | 6.1 |
| Mgongo | 13,041 | 6,377 | 6,664 | 2,013 | 6.5 |
| Shelui | 14,933 | 7,417 | 7,516 | 2,903 | 5.1 |
| Ntwike | 16,977 | 8,461 | 8,516 | 3,154 | 5.4 |
| Tulya | 8,265 | 4,370 | 3,895 | 1,607 | 5.1 |
| Kidaru | 9,727 | 4,849 | 4,878 | 1,559 | 6.2 |
| Kisiriri | 10,686 | 5,294 | 5,392 | 2,335 | 4.6 |
| Kiomboi | 25,375 | 12,270 | 13,105 | 5,598 | 4.5 |
| Kinampanda | 14,870 | 7,308 | 7,562 | 2,960 | 5 |
| Ulemo | 17,174 | 8,407 | 8,767 | 3,584 | 4.8 |
| Kyengege | 7,845 | 3,902 | 3,943 | 1,544 | 5.1 |
| Ndago | 14,453 | 7,195 | 7,258 | 2,953 | 4.9 |
| Mbelekese | 12,678 | 6,364 | 6,314 | 2,272 | 5.6 |
| Kaselya | 9,801 | 4,849 | 4,952 | 1,755 | 5.6 |
| Ndulungu | 10,380 | 5,234 | 5,146 | 1,821 | 5.7 |
Wards 2002
[edit | edit source]The Iramba District was administratively divided into 34 wards:
- Gumanga
- Ibaga
- Iguguno
- Ilunda
- Javane
- Kaselya
- Kengege
- Kidaru
- Kimpunda
- Kinampanda
- Kinyangiri
- Kiomboi
- Kirondatal
- Kisana
- Kisiriri
- Kyengege
- Mbelekese
- Mpambala
- Msingi (English meaning: Primary or Foundation)
- Mtekente
- Mtoa
- Mwanga
- Mwangeza
- Ndago
- Nduguti
- Nkinto
- Ntwike
- Shati
- Shelui
- Timbwa
- Tulya
- Tumili
- Ulemo
- Urughu
- Urugu
- Usure
- Uwanza
References
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- ^ National Bureau of Statistics 2012 Census
Sources
[edit | edit source]- Iramba District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census
- Tanzanian Government Directory Database
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