Simbo, Kigoma
Simbo
Kata ya Simbo (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
| Kata ya Simbo, Wilaya ya Kigoma | |
 Landscape in Simbo Ward, Kigoma District | |
  Simbo Location of Simbo | |
| Coordinates: 4°53′39.84″S 29°44′43.8″E / 4.8944000°S 29.745500°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Kigoma Region |
| District | Kigoma Rural District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 172 km2 (66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 862 m (2,828 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 34,838 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 47606 |
Simbo is an administrative ward in Kigoma Rural District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. Prior to 2014 the ward was in the Uvinza District before moving to the Kigoma District.[2]
The ward covers an area of 172 km2 (66 sq mi),[3] and has an average elevation of 862 m (2,828 ft).[4] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 34,838 people in the ward, from 31,650 in 2012.[5][1]: 125 [6]: 147
Hamlets
[edit]The ward has 7 hamlets.[5]
- Machazo A
- Machazo B
- Machazo C
- Mizizini A
- Mizizini B
- Simbo A Kati
- Simbo B Kati
References
[edit]- ^ a b 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Mpango Mkakati". Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Uvinza (in English and Swahili). Uvinza. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
NB: Infrastructure for 2013/14 and 2014/5 includes schools from Simbo ward which was transferred to Kigoma district council during the end of 2014.
- ^ "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "Simbo Elevation".
- ^ a b "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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