Bahi District

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

Bahi District
District
Bahi District of Dodoma Region.
Bahi District of Dodoma Region.
Coordinates: 05°57′10″S 35°18′43″E
Country Tanzania
RegionDodoma Region
Population
 (2012)
 • Total221,645

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Bahi District was 221,645.[1]

Transport

Paved trunk road T3 from Morogoro to the Rwandan border passes through the district.[2]

The central railway of Tanzania passes through Bahi District as well and there is a train station in Bahi town.[3] The new Standard Gauge Railway has a station at Bahi under construction in early 2023.[4]

Administrative subdivisions

Administratively, the district is divided into four divisions namely, Mundemu, Chipanga, Bahi and Mwitikira.

As of 2017, Bahi District is further divided into 22 wards.[5][6]

Administrative Units of Bahi District
Divisions Wards Villages
Mundemu 6 18
Chipanga 6 18
Bahi 6 14
Mwitikira 4 9
Total 22 59

Wards

References
  1. "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 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. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  4. "Morogoro-Makutupora Railway".
  5. "Takwimu". bahidc.go.tz. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  6. "BAHI DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN" (PDF). bahidc.go.tz. Dodoma, Tanzania: Bahi District. August 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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