Sumbawanga Rural District

Sumbawanga Rural District is one of three districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the northeast by the Sumbawanga Urban District, to the south by Zambia and to the northwest by the Nkasi District.

Sumbawanga
location in Rukwa Region
Country Tanzania
RegionRukwa Region
Area
  Total5,150 km2 (1,990 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total494,330
  Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)

According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Sumbawanga Rural District was 494,330.[1]

Wards

The Sumbawanga Rural District is administratively divided into twenty-three wards:

  • Kaengesa
  • Kalambazite
  • Kaoze
  • Kasanga
  • Katazi
  • Kipeta
  • Laela
  • Legezamwendo
  • Lusaka
  • Mambwekenya
  • Mambwenkoswe
  • Matai
  • Miangalua
  • Milepa
  • Mkowe
  • Mpui
  • Msanzi
  • Mtowisa
  • Muze
  • Mwazye
  • Mwimbi
  • Sandalula
  • Sopa

References

8.417°S 31.617°E / -8.417; 31.617


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