Geita District

Geita District
District

Map showing Geita District's location within Geita Region.
Coordinates: 02°55′00″S 032°15′00″E / 2.91667°S 32.25000°E / -2.91667; 32.25000Coordinates: 02°55′00″S 032°15′00″E / 2.91667°S 32.25000°E / -2.91667; 32.25000
Country Tanzania
Region Geita
District Geita
Population (2012)[1]
 • Total 807,619
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
Postcode 30xxx
Area code(s) 028

Geita District is located in the Geita Region of Tanzania.[2] According to the 2012 census, the population of the district was 807,619.[1] The district is bordered to the east by Mwanza Region and Nyang'hwale District, to the south by Shinyanga Region and Mbogwe District, and to the west by Chato District.

Geita Gold Mine is located within Geita District, 4km west of the town of Geita. The mine is currently being owned and managed by AngloGold Ashanti.[3]

History

Prior to the creation of the Greita Region in March 2012,[4] the Geita District was part of the Mwanza Region.[5]

Transport

Paved trunk road T4 from Mwanza to Bukoba passes through the district from east to west.[6]

Tourism

Rubondo Island National Park is located on an island in Lake Victoria that is a part of Geita District. It can be reached by ferry from Nkome, a village in the north of the district.[7]

Wards

As of the 2012 census, Geita District was divided administratively into 35 wards:[1]

  • Bugalama
  • Bugulula
  • Bujula
  • Bukoli
  • Bukondo
  • Bulela
  • Bung'wangoko
  • Busanda
  • Butobela
  • Chigunga
  • Ihanamilo
  • Isulwabutundwe
  • Kagu
  • Kakubilo
  • Kalangalala
  • Kamena
  • Kamhanga
  • Kasamwa
  • Kaseme
  • Katoma
  • Katoro
  • Lubanga
  • Lwamgasa
  • Lwezera
  • Mtakuja
  • Nkome
  • Nyachiluluma
  • Nyakagomba
  • Nyakamwaga
  • Nyamalimbe
  • Nyamigota
  • Nyanguku
  • Nyarugusu
  • Nzera
  • Senga

References

  1. 1 2 3 Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts". Daily News. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ "AngloGold Ashanti in Tanzania". AngloGold Ashanti. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Staff (9 March 2012). "Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts". Daily News. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ (in Swahili)"Taarifa Kwa Umma: Notisi Ya Kuanzisha Mikoa Na Wilaya", Ofisi Ya Waziri Mkuu Tawala Za Mikoa Na Serikali Za Mitaa, 9 September 2011
  6. ↑ "Geita Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rubondo Island National Park". Tanzania National Parks. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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