Morogoro Rural District
Morogoro Rural District
Wilaya ya Morogoro Vijijini | |
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 Location of the Morogoro Rural District in Tanzania | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Morogoro Region |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 263,920 |
Morogoro Rural District (Template:Lang-sw) is one of the six districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. Morogoro Rural District covers 19,056 square kilometres (7,358 sq mi).[1] It is bordered to the north and east by the Pwani Region, to the south by Kilombero District, to the southwest by the Kilosa District and to the west by the Mvomero District and the Morogoro Urban District.
As of 2002[update], the population of the Morogoro Rural District was 263,920.[2]
Administrative subdivisions
Constituencies
For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Morogoro Rural District had no constituencies:[3] The Morogoro-Kusini-Mashariki Constituency is located in Morogoro Urban District.
Divisions
As of 1997[update], Morogoro Rural District had ten administrative divisions;[1] however, as the number of wards has shrunk from forty-two in 1997 to twenty-five in 2002, it now has six divisions.
1997 divisions
Among the 1997 divisions were:
- Bwakira division,
- Mgeta division,
- Mlali division,
- Mvuha division.
Wards
The Morogoro Rural District is administratively divided into twenty-five wards:[2]
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Notes
- ^ a b "Morogoro Region Socio-Economic Profile" (PDF). The Planning Commission, Dar es Salaam, and The Regional Commissioner's Office, Morogoro. 1997. Archived from the original (pdf) on 30 May 2004.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "2002 Population and Housing General Report: Morogoro: Urban". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Organisations located in Morogoro Mjini District - Tanzania". African Development Information.