Matendo

Matendo is an administrative ward in Kigoma District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 175.4 km2 (67.7 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 969 m (3,179 ft).[3] In 2016, according to the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report, there were 14,306 people in the ward, from 22,458 in 2012. Prior to 2014 Kidahwe Ward was a village in the Matendo Ward before splitting off to form its won new ward.[4][1]: 125 [5]: 147 

Matendo
Kata ya Matendo (Swahili)
Ward
Kata ya Matendo, Wilaya ya Kigoma
Landscape in Matendo Ward, Kigoma District
Matendo
Location of Matendo
Coordinates: 4°52′25.32″S 29°53′49.56″E
Country Tanzania
RegionKigoma Region
DistrictKigoma District
Area
 • Total175.4 km2 (67.7 sq mi)
Elevation
969 m (3,179 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]: 125 
 • Total14,306
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Tanzanian Postal Code
47209

Villages / neighborhoods

The ward has 3 villages and 12 hamlets.[4]

  • Matendo
    • Kibalini
    • Kibumba
    • Kinogodo
    • Kumuhama
    • Majengo
  • Samwa
    • Mkuti
    • Nyamiaga
    • Tunguruza Shuleni
  • Pamila
    • Mibangani
    • Pamila
    • Rukaranka
    • Samwa

References
  1. 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. "Matendo Elevation".
  4. "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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