Buhanda

Buhanda is an administrative ward in Kigoma-Ujiji District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 864 m (2,835 ft).[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 8,397 people in the ward, from 7,629 in 2012.[1]:123[4]:150

Buhanda
Kata ya Buhanda (Swahili)
Kata ya Buhanda, Wilaya ya Kigoma-Ujiji
Buhanda is located in Tanzania
Buhanda
Buhanda
Coordinates: 4°54′14.04″S 29°40′24.24″E
Country Tanzania
RegionKigoma Region
DistrictKigoma-Ujiji District
Area
  Total5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Elevation
864 m (2,835 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]:123
  Total8,397
  Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Tanzanian Postal Code
47106

Villages / neighborhoods

The ward has 4 villages and neighborhoods.[5]

  • Masanga
  • Mgeo
  • Msufini
  • Mungonya

References

  1. 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. "Buhanda Elevation".
  4. 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.


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