Bukoba Rural District

Summary

Bukoba Rural District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Missenyi District, to the east by Lake Victoria and Bukoba Urban District, to the south by Muleba District and to the west by Karagwe District. Its administrative seat is Bukoba town.

Bukoba Rural District
Wilaya ya Bukoba
Coordinates: 1°29′00″S 31°32′00″E / 1.483333°S 31.533333°E / -1.483333; 31.533333
Country Tanzania
RegionKagera
Government
 • TypeCouncil
 • BodyBukoba District Council
 • District CommissionerMoses Joseph Machali (CCM)
 • District SecretaryKadole Kilugala
 • Chairman of CouncilMurshid Hashim Ngeze
Area
 • Total1,654 km2 (639 sq mi)
Elevation
1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total322,448
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code028
WebsiteDistrict Website

At the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Bukoba Rural District was 289,697, from 394,020 in 2002, and 340,800 in 1988.[1][2] The district area is 1,654 square kilometres (639 sq mi), with a population density of 175.2 square kilometres (67.6 sq mi)[3] There are 29 wards, 94 villages, and 515 suburbs in the district.[4]

Transport edit

Paved trunk road T4 from Mwanza to the Ugandan border passes through Bukoba Rural District.[5]

Administrative subdivisions edit

As of 2012, This rural district was administratively divided into 29 wards.[6]

Wards edit

  • Buhendangabo
  • Bujugo
  • Butelankuzi
  • Butulage
  • Ibwera
  • Izimbya
  • Kaagya
  • Kaibanja
  • Kanyangereko
  • Karabagaine
  • Kasharu
  • Katerero
  • Katoma
  • Katoro
  • Kemondo
  • Kibirizi
  • Kikomero
  • Kishanje
  • Kishogo
  • Kyamulaile
  • Maruku
  • Mikoni
  • Mugajwale
  • Nyakato
  • Nyakibimbili
  • Rubafu
  • Rubale
  • Ruhunga
  • Rukoma

References edit

  1. ^ "2002 Census Analytical Report". Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics (in Swahili). Dodoma, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). p. 17. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Tanzania National Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Dodoma, Tanzania. March 2013. p. 163. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Bukoba Rural District in Tanzania". City Population (in English and German). Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Bukoba" [Bukoba District Council]. Ofisi ya Rais, Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za mitaa (in Swahili). Bukoba, Tanzania: Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Bukoba. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Kagera Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-23. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Biharamulo" [Biharamulo District Council]. Ofisi ya Rais, Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za mitaa (in Swahili). Bukoba, Tanzania: Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Biharamulo. Retrieved 2 July 2022.