Mpanda District

Mpanda District is one of the two districts of the Katavi Region of Tanzania. Its administrative seat is the city of Mpanda. The district is bordered to the northwest by the Kigoma Region, to the northeast by the Tabora Region, to the east by the Mbeya Region, to the southeast by the Sumbawanga Urban District, to the southwest by the Nkasi District and to the west (for a small portion) by Lake Tanganyika.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Mpanda District was 412,683.[1]

History

Historically Mpanda District was part of Tabora, but in 1975 it was transferred into the newly created Rukwa Region. In 2012 Mpanda District was transferred into the Katavi Region.

Economy

While Mpanda District has mineral resources, gold, silver, other metallic sulfides, and even some rare earths, there is only one large mine, a gold mine owned by Kapufi Gold Mining Ltd. at Singililwa.[2] The mine was prospected in 1996[3] and a gold extraction permit issued in 1999.[4] Annual production was about 50 kilograms of gold,[4] and although the mine ceased operation in 2002,[2] it is expected to reopen. The former Mkwamba Mine, which produced a considerable amount of gold, closed completely in the 1960s.[3] There are some small mining operations recovering primarily gold, lead and building materials (quarries).[2][3]

Wards

Prior to 2012, Mpanda District was administratively divided into thirty Wards:[1] After the 2012 reorganization, Mpanda District had eighteen wards.[5]

2002 census wards

  • Ikola
  • Ilela
  • Ilembo
  • Ilunde
  • Inyonga
  • Kabungu
  • Karema
  • Kashaulili
  • Kasokola
  • Katuma
  • Katumba
  • Kawajense
  • Kibaoni
  • Machimboni
  • Magamba
  • Mbede
  • Mamba
  • Mishamo
  • Misunkumilo
  • Mpanda Ndogo
  • Mtapenda
  • Mwese
  • Nsemulwa
  • Nsimbo
  • Shanwe
  • Sitalike
  • Ugalla
  • Urwira
  • Usevya
  • Utende

2012 census wards

  • Ikola
  • Ilembo
  • Kabungu
  • Kakese
  • Kapalamsenga
  • Karema
  • Kashaulili
  • Katuma
  • Kawajanse
  • Makanyagio
  • Mishamo
  • Misunkumilo
  • Mpanda Hotel
  • Mpanda Ndogo
  • Mwese
  • Nsemulwa
  • Shanwe
  • Sibwesa

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2002 Population and Housing Census General Report: Rukwa: Mpanda". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania - Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu - Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa: (The United Republic of Tanzania - Prime Minister's Office - Regional Administration and Local Government) Natural Resources - Mining". Rukwa Regional Commissioner's Office. 2008.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Mpanda Mineral Field". Seab Gemms Ltd.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ngeleja, William Mganga (17 April 2007). "Session 7, Question 81, Answer" (in Swahili). Parliament of Tanzania.
  5. ↑ "Postcodes: Katavi Region 500000".

Coordinates: 06°20′41″S 031°04′10″E / 6.34472°S 31.06944°E