Biharamulo District

Biharamulo District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Karagwe District and Muleba District, to the east and south by Geita Region, to the west by Ngara District, and to the southwest by the Kigoma Region. Its administrative seat is Biharamulo town. Biharamulo Game Reserve is located within the borders of the district.

Biharamulo District
Wilaya ya Biharamulo
District
Biharamulo District of Kagera Region
Biharamulo District of Kagera Region
Coordinates: 2.633333°S 31.316667°E / -2.633333; 31.316667
Country Tanzania
RegionKagera Region
Government
 • TypeCouncil
 • BodyBiharamulo District Council
 • District CommissionerKemilembe Rose Lwota
 • District SecretaryVenance S. Martin
 • Chairman of CouncilLeo Methew Rushahu
Area
 • Total7,464 km2 (2,882 sq mi)
Elevation
1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Highest elevation
1,410 m (4,630 ft)
Lowest elevation
1,135 m (3,724 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total323,486
 • Density43.34/km2 (112.3/sq mi)
Time zoneEAT
Area code028
WebsiteDistrict Website

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Biharamulo District was 323,486, from 409,389 in 2002, and 209,279 in 1988.[1][2] This decline in population can be explained from the fact that Chato District was split off from Biharamulo District in between the 2002 and the 2012 census. The district area is 7,464 square kilometres (2,882 sq mi), with a population density of 43.34 square kilometres (16.73 sq mi)[3] There are 17 wards, 74 villages and 384 suburbs in the district.[4]

Transport

Road

Several trunk roads pass through Biharamulo District: T3 from Morogoro to the Rwanda border, T4 from Mwanza to Bukoba and T9 from Biharamulo to Kigoma.[5]

Administrative subdivisions

In 2002 the district was divided into 21 wards, but many of these are now part of Chato District. As of 2012, Biharamulo District was administratively divided into 15 wards.[6]

Wards
  • Biharamulo Mjini
  • Bisibo
  • Kabindi
  • Kalenge
  • Kaniha
  • Lusahunga
  • Nemba
  • Nyabusozi
  • Nyakahura
  • Nyamahanga
  • Nyamigogo
  • Nyantakara
  • Nyarubungo
  • Runazi
  • Ruziba

References
  1. "2002 Census Analytical Report". Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics (in Swahili). Dodoma, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). p. 17. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. "Tanzania National Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Dodoma, Tanzania. March 2013. p. 163. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. "Biharamulo District in Tanzania". City Population (in English and German). Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. "Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Biharamulo" [Biharamulo District Council]. Ofisi ya Rais, Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za mitaa (in Swahili). Bukoba, Tanzania: Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Biharamulo. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  5. "Trunk and Regional Roads in Tanzania". Tanroads. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  6. "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.