Ilemela District | |
|---|---|
) Ilemela District's location within Mwanza Region. Trunk roads in green. | |
| Coordinates: 02°35′S 032°55′E / 2.583°S 32.917°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Mwanza Region |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 343,001 |
Ilemela District is one of the seven districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania with a postcode number 33200.[1] It is bordered to the north and west by Lake Victoria, to the east by Magu District, and to the south by Nyamagana District. Part of the region's capital, the town of Mwanza, is within Ilemela District.[2] The district commission's office is located in Buswelu area of Mwanza town.
As of 2012, the population of the Ilemela District was 343,001.[3]
Mwanza International Airport is located in Ilemela District.
Administrative subdivisions
Constituencies
For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Ilemela District had one constituency:[4]
- Ilemela Constituency
Divisions
Ilemela District is administratively divided into divisions.
Wards
As of 2002, Ilemela District was administratively divided into ten wards. As of 2012, it was divided into nineteen wards having undergone some reorganisation.[5][3]
wards
- Bugogwa
- Buswelu
- Buzuruga
- Ilemela Ward
- Ibungilo
- Kawekamo
- Kahama Ward
- Kayenze
- Kirumba
- Kitangiri
- Mecco
- Nyakato
- Nyamanoro
- Nyamongoro
- Nyasaka
- Pasiansi
- Sangabuye
- Shibula
- Kiseke
References
- ^ https://www.tcra.go.tz/images/documents/postcode/mwanza.pdf
- ^ Msekela, James Alex (29 December 2007). "Brief Remarks by Hon. Eng. Dr. James Alex Msekela (MP) Regional Commissioner for Mwanza Region to Mr. Ahmed al Marar – 11H – Chairman and Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank on 29th December 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Organisations located in Mwanza Region - Tanzania". African Development Information.
- ^ "Postcodes Mwanza Region 33000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.