Muleba District
Wilaya ya Muleba
Muleba District of Kagera  Region
Muleba District of Kagera Region
Coordinates: 2°00′S 31°30′E / 2.000°S 31.500°E / -2.000; 31.500
Country Tanzania
RegionKagera Region
Government
  TypeCouncil
  BodyMuleba District Council
  District CommissionerToba Alnason Ngwila
  District SecretaryGreyson I. Mwengu
  Chairman of CouncilMagongo Justus John
Area
  Total3,518 km2 (1,358 sq mi)
Elevation
1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total540,310
  Estimate 
(2017)
639,902
  Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
WebsiteDistrict website

Muleba is one of the six districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Bukoba Urban and Bukoba Rural districts, to the south by Biharamulo District, to the east by Lake Victoria and to the west by Ngara and Karagwe districts. The district covers area of 3,518 square kilometres (1,358 sq mi).[1][2]

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Muleba District was 540,310, from 424,287 in 2002, and 284,137 in 1988, with an estimated population of 639,902 in 2017. The population density is 150 inhabitants per square kilometre (390/sq mi). There are 166 villages, and 135,645 households in Muleba.[3][4]

Wards

The Muleba District is administratively divided into 33 wards:

  • Bisheke
  • Biirabo
  • Buganguzi
  • Bulyakashaju
  • Bumbile
  • Burungura
  • Goziba
  • Ibuga
  • Ijumbi
  • Ikondo
  • Izigo
  • Kabirizi
  • Kagoma
  • Kamachumu
  • Karambi
  • Kasharunga
  • Kashasha
  • Kibanga
  • Kimwani
  • Kishanda
  • Kyebitembe
  • Magata Karutanga
  • Mazinga
  • Mubunda
  • Muhutwe
  • Muleba
  • Muyondwe
  • Ngenge
  • Nshamba
  • Ruhanga
  • Rushwa

References

  1. "Kagera Region in Tanzania". City Population. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. "Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Muleba" [Muleba District Council]. Ofisi ya Rais, Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za mitaa (in Swahili). Bukoba, Tanzania: Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Muleba. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  3. "2002 Census Analytical Report". Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics (in Swahili). Dodoma, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). p. 17. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. "Tanzania National Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Dodoma, Tanzania. March 2013. p. 164. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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