Ukerewe District

Ukerewe
District

Location on Ukerewe in Mwanza Region.
Country  Tanzania
Region Mwanza Region
Boroughs
Population (2002)
 • Total 261,944
UFI -2574242

Ukerewe District[1] is one of the eight districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. It is located on Ukerewe Island and other neighbouring islands within Lake Victoria. The largest settlement is Nansio. As of 2002, the population of Ukerewe District was 261,944.[2]

There is a small hotel and a guest house on the island.[3]

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Ukerewe District had one constituency:[4]

Divisions

Kalambo District is administratively divided into divisions.

Wards

As of 2002, Ukerewe District was administratively divided into twenty-five wards:[2] Bukanda, Bukiko, Bukindo, Bukongo, Bukungu, Bwiro, Bwisya, Igalla, Ilangala, Irugwa, Kagera, Kagunguli, Kakerege, Kakuru Mukituntu, Muriti, Murutunguru, Nakatunguru, Namagondo, Namilembe, Nansio, Nduruma, Ngoma, Nkilizya, and Nyamanga.

External links

References

  1. ↑ Ukerewe District (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2002 Population and Housing Census: General Report: Mwanza: Ukerewe". Archived from the original on 22 June 2004.
  3. ↑ "Tourist Map of Ukerewe Island".
  4. ↑ "Organisations located in Mwanza Region - Tanzania". African Development Information.

Coordinates: 2°03′S 33°01′E / 2.050°S 33.017°E