Njombe District

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Old Njombe District in Iringa Region
Old Njombe District in Iringa Region

Njombe District is a former district of the Iringa Region of Tanzania. The current Njombe districts are Njombe Rural District and Njombe Urban District.

Up until 2012 Njombe District was among the districts of the Iringa Region. In 2012, the area that had been within the old Njombe District was incorporated into the new Njombe Region. Within the new region there were created three districts that had wards that were formerly within Njombe District: Njombe Rural District, Njombe Urban District (Njombe Town Council) and Wanging'ombe District. In addition Njombe Region received Makete District and Ludewa District from Iringa Region.


The name Njombe originates from a name of a tree species "Mdzombe" that was by then dominant in the place called Mdandu which was a German "Boma" during German colonialism, this tree species has a medicinal value.

Population

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Njombe District was 420,348. A large population belong to the Christian religion and little Muslims and some Local Religion.

Economic Activities

Wards

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