Musoma Urban District

Musoma Urban District
District
Coordinates: 01°30′S 033°48′E / 1.500°S 33.800°E / -1.500; 33.800Coordinates: 01°30′S 033°48′E / 1.500°S 33.800°E / -1.500; 33.800
Country Tanzania
Region Mara Region
Population (2012)
 • Total 134,327

Musoma Urban District is one of the seven districts of Mara Region of Tanzania. Its administrative centre is the town of Musoma. The district is bordered to the north by Lake Victoria and to the south by Butiama District.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Musoma Urban District was 134,327.[1]

Transport

Paved trunk road T17 connects Musoma Urban District with Butiama District.[2]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Musoma Urban District was administratively divided into 13 wards.[1]

Wards

  • Buhare
  • Bweri
  • Iringo
  • Kamunyonge
  • Kigera
  • Kitaji
  • Makoko
  • Mukendo
  • Mwigobero
  • Mwisenge
  • Nyakato
  • Nyamatare
  • Nyasho

References

  1. 1 2 "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Trunk and Regional Roads in Tanzania". Tanroads. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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