Kibondo District
District of Kigoma Region, Tanzania
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Kibondo District is one of the six districts of Kigoma Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Kakonko District, to the east by the Tabora Region, to the south by the Uvinza District, to the west by the Kasulu District and to the northwest by Burundi.
Kibondo District
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Kibondo District of Kigoma Region | |
| Coordinates: 4.08°S 31.01°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Kigoma Region |
| District | Kibondo District |
| Established | 31 December 1983 |
| Headquarters | Kibondo |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council |
| • Chairman | Habili Charles Maseke |
| • Director | Diocles M. Rutema |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,370 km2 (3,230 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 287,652 |
| • Density | 34.4/km2 (89.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EAT |
| Postcode | 474xx |
| Area code | 028 |
| Website | District Website |
The population of Kibondo District in 2016 was 287,652, from 261,331 in 2012.[1]: 125 [2]: 147
Administrative Divisions
Further reading
- Buzard, Nan. Information-Sharing and Coordination Among NGOs Working in the Refugee Camps of Ngara and Kibondo, Tanzania, 1994-1998. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for International Studies, 2000.
- Kavura, R. M. The Problem of Developmental Leadership in Kibondo (Kigoma Region). Dar es Salaam: University College, 1970.
- Morof, Diane F, et al. 2007. Refugee Family Planning: User Profiles from Mtendeli Refugee Camp in Kibondo, Tanzania. Contraception. 76, no. 2: 175.
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and World Food Programme. Kibondo Refugee Camps. Geneva, Switzerland: Unhcr, 2003.
- Shirika la Chakula Bora Tanzania. Nutrition Situation in Kakonko and Kasanda Divisions, Kibondo District: Baseline Survey Report. Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, 1999.