Mufindi District

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Mufindi District[1] is one of the four districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Kilolo District and Iringa Urban District, to the south by the Njombe Region, to the east by the Morogoro Region and to the west by the Singida Region.

As of 2002, the population of the Mufindi District was 283,032.[2]

Geography

Mufindi is mountainous, with one of the coolest and rainiest climates in Tanzania. It is particularly known for its tea plantations.

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

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

  • Mufindi Constituency

Divisions

Wards

As of 2002, Mufindi District was administratively divided into twenty-eight wards:[2]

  • Bumilayinga
  • Idunda
  • Ifwagi
  • Igombavanu
  • Igowole
  • Ihalimba
  • Ihanu
  • Ihowanza
  • Ikweha
  • Isalavanu
  • Itandula
  • Kasanga
  • Kibengu
  • Kiyowela
  • Luhunga
  • Mafinga
  • Makungu
  • Malangali
  • Mapanda
  • Mbalamaziwa
  • Mdabulo
  • Mninga
  • Mpanga TAZARA
  • Mtambula
  • Mtwango
  • Nyololo
  • Rungemba
  • Sadani

Notes

Coordinates: 8°20′S 35°20′E / 8.333°S 35.333°E / -8.333; 35.333


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