Mbeya Rural District

District of Mbeya Region, Tanzania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mbeya Rural District is one of the seven districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Mbarali District and Chunya District, to the south by Mbeya Urban District and Rungwe District, to the east by Iringa Region and to the west by Mbozi District.

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Mbeya District
Mbeya Tanzania
Mbeya Tanzania
Mbeya District of Mbeya Region
Mbeya District of Mbeya Region
Coordinates: 8.93245447°S 33.34162762°E / -8.93245447; 33.34162762
Country Tanzania
RegionMbeya Region
DistrictMbeya District
Government
  TypeCouncil
  ChairmanMwalingo M. Kisemba
  DirectorSTEPHEN E. KATEMBA
Area
  Total
2,813 km2 (1,086 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
  Total
371,259
  Density132.0/km2 (341.8/sq mi)
  Religions
Christianity
Time zoneEAT
Postcode
53xxx
Area code025
WebsiteDistrict Website
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In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 336,498 people in the district, from 305,319 in 2012.[2][1]

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Mbeya Rural District had one constituency:[3]

  • Mbeya Vijijini Constituency

Divisions

Wards

Mbeya Rural District is administratively divided into twenty-eight wards:

Notes

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