Mpwapwa is one of the 5 districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the west by the Dodoma Urban district, and to the north by the Kongwa District.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Kondoa District was 254,500.[1]
Most Mpwapwa residents live on the central plateau at about 3,500ft above sea level, though others, mainly from the minority Hehe ethnic group, live atop the 7,000ft mountains that benefit from better rainfall. The district is fairly arid and only gets good rains 2 years out of every 7.
The Mpwapwa District is bordered to the north by Kongwa District (site of the failed British groundnut scheme, to the east by Morogoro Region, to the south by Iringa Region and to the west by Dodoma Urban District.
The Mpwapwa District is administratively divided into 18 wards:[1]
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