National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania)

National Bureau of Statistics

Ofisi ya Taifa ya Takwimu  (Swahili)
Government Agency overview
Formed	26 March 1999
Preceding Government Agency	Bureau of Statistics
Jurisdiction	Tanzania mainland1
Headquarters	Kivukoni Front, Dar es Salaam
Motto	Statistics for development
Government Agency executive	Dr. Albina A. Chuwa, Director General
Key document	Statistics Act No 1, 2002
Website	www.nbs.go.tz
Footnotes
1 Applies to Zanzibar in the case of census

The National Bureau of Statistics is a branch of the Government of Tanzania which is responsible for compiling and distributing census data in the African nation of Tanzania. It is based in Dar es Salaam and obtains a wide range of economic, social and demographic statistics about the country. The bureau compiled data on every village in Tanzania during the 2002 Tanzanian census in August 2002.

External links

• Official site