Missenyi District
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Missenyi District
Wilaya ya Missenyi | |
|---|---|
 Missenyi District of Kagera Region | |
| Coordinates: 1°07′56″S 31°26′17″E / 1.132222°S 31.438056°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Kagera Region |
| Established | 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council |
| • Body | Missenyi District Council |
| • District Commissioner | Wilson Christian Sakulo |
| • District Secretary | Abdallah R. Mayomba |
| • Chairman of Council | Projestus Tegamaisho |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,825 km2 (1,091 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 245,394 |
| • Density | 86.87/km2 (225.0/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.missenyidc.go.tz/ |
Missenyi District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. The district was created in 2007 out of Bukoba District. It is bordered to the north by Uganda, to the east by Bukoba Rural District, to the south by Karagwe District and to the west by Kyerwa District.[1][2]
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Missenyi District was 202,632, with a population density of 72 inhabitants per square kilometre (190/sq mi).[3][2] By 2022, the population had grown to 245,394.[4]