Tunduru District
Tunduru District[1] is one of the five districts in the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Lindi Region, to the east by the Mtwara Region, to the south by Mozambique and to the west by the Namtumbo District. The district is the birthplace of famous artist Edward Tingatinga.
Tunduru | |
|---|---|
location in Ruvuma Region | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Ruvuma Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,412 km2 (7,109 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 412,054 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
As of 2022, the population of the Tunduru District was 412,054.[2][3]
Administrative subdivisions
Tunduru District is administratively divided into seven divisions and twenty-four wards.
Divisions
The divisions are:
- Namsakata
- Nampungu
- Nalasi
- Matemanga
- Nakapanya
- Lukumbule
- Mlingoti (comprising the whole of Tunduru township)
Notes
- Tunduru District (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- "Tunduru (District, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- "2002 Population and Housing Census General Report: Ruvuma: Tunduru". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.
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