Njombe Urban District
| Njombe Urban District | |
|---|---|
| District | |
  Njombe Urban District Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 09°20′S 034°46′E / 9.333°S 34.767°ECoordinates: 09°20′S 034°46′E / 9.333°S 34.767°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Njombe Region |
Njombe Urban District is one of the six districts of the Njombe Region of Tanzania, East Africa. The administrative seat for the district is in the city of Njombe.
History
Njombe Urban District was formally established when it was gazetted in March 2012. It was created out of the south-eastern part of the old Njombe District that had been in Iringa Region.[1] Western Njombe District became Wanging'ombe District, and the northern part became Njombe Rural District.
Economy
Outside of the 50,000 people city of Njombe, most people are employed in herding and subsistence farming.
Roads are poor.
Administrative subdivisions
Constituencies
For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections the area that became Njombe Urban District had one constituency:[2][3]
- Njombe Kusini (Njombe South) Constituency
Divisions
Njombe Urban District is administratively divided into divisions.
Wards
As of 2012, Njombe Urban District was administratively divided into fourteen wards:[4]
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Notes
- ↑ Staff (9 March 2012). "Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts". Daily News (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania).
- ↑ "2010 Parliamentary Election Results: Iringa: Mji wa Njombe: Njombe Kusini". National Electoral Commission of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "Organisations located in Njombe District - Tanzania". African Development Information.
- ↑ "Postcodes Njombe Region 59000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012.