Ludewa
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Ludewa is one of 4 districts in the newly formed Njombe Region in Tanzania. The district was one of the 7 districts of Iringa Region before 2010. It is also the name of the capital city of the district which goes by the same name. A hospital is located in the city. It is bordered to the North by the Njombe and Makete Districts, to the East by the Ruvuma Region and to the South by Malawi.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the Ludewa District had a population of 128,155.[1]
[edit] Wards
The Ludewa District is administratively divided into 25 wards:
- Ibumi
- Iwela
- Kilondo
- Lifuma
- Luana
- Ludende
- Ludewa
- Lugarawa
- Luilo
- Lumbila
- Lupanga
- Lupingu
- Madilu
- Madope
- Makonde
- Manda
- Masasi
- Mavanga
- Mawengi
- Milo
- Mkomang'ombe
- Mkongobaki
- Mundindi
- Mlangali
- Mkongobaki
- Ruhuhu
the district has a wide shore of lake Nyasa with the atractive beaches in Luping and Manda and the Mouth of Ruhuhu river
[edit] References
- Government of Tanzania. (2002). 2002 Population and Housing Census. Figures for Iringa: Ludewa. Retrieved from http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/districts/ludewa.htm .
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