Chamwino District

Chamwino District
District

Chamwino District's location within Dodoma Region.
Coordinates: 06°05′55″S 36°02′17″E / 6.09861°S 36.03806°E / -6.09861; 36.03806Coordinates: 06°05′55″S 36°02′17″E / 6.09861°S 36.03806°E / -6.09861; 36.03806
Country Tanzania
Region Dodoma Region
Population (2012)
 • Total 330,543

Chamwino District is one of the seven districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. Chamwino District is bordered to the north by Chemba District, to the east by Manyara Region, Kongwa District and Mpwapwa District, to the south by Iringa Region, and to the west by Singida Region, Bahi District and Dodoma District. Its administrative seat is the town of Chamwino.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Chamwino District was 330,543.[1]

Transport

Paved trunk road T3 from Morogoro to Dodoma and paved trunk road T5 from Dodoma to Iringa pass through the district.[2]

The central railway of Tanzania passes through Chamwino District as well.[3]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Chamwino District was administratively divided into 32 wards.[1]

Wards

References

  1. 1 2 "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dodoma Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Railways Network". Tanzania Railways Limited. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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