Wanging'ombe District

Wanging'ombe District is one of the six districts of the Njombe Region of Tanzania, East Africa. The administrative seat is in Igwachanya.[1] According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Igunga District was 191,506 in 2022.[2]

Wanging'ombe District
District
location in Njombe Region
Coordinates: 08°51′S 034°38′E
Country Tanzania
RegionNjombe Region
Area
 • Total3,437 km2 (1,327 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total191,506
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)

History

Wanging'ombe District was formally established when it was gazetted in March 2012. It was created out of part of the old Njombe District that had been in Iringa Region.[1]

Wards

As of 2015, Wanging'ombe District was administratively divided into 21 wards:[3]

  1. Saja
  2. Uhenga
  3. Kijombe
  4. Wanging'ombe
  5. Ilembula
  6. Udonja
  7. Uhambule
  8. Usuka
  9. Igwachanya
  10. Mdandu
  11. Itulahumba
  12. Igima
  13. Imalinyi
  14. Ulembwe
  15. Makoga
  16. Kipengele
  17. Igosi
  18. Wangama
  19. Kidugala
  20. Luduga
  21. Malangali

Notes
  1. Staff (9 March 2012). "Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts". Daily News. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  2. "Wanging'ombe (District, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  3. Wanging'ombe District Council: Council Strategic Plan for the Year 2015/2016 – 2019/2020 (PDF). United Republic of Tanzania, President's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government. 2015. p. 2. Retrieved January 31, 2024.


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