Kaliua District

Kaliua District is one of the seven districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Kahama and Ushetu Districts, to the east by Uyui District and Urambo District, to the south by Katavi Region and to the west by Uvinza District and Geita Region. Its administrative seat is the town of Kaliua.

Kaliua
Wilaya ya Kaliua
District
Kaluua District in Tabora Region
Kaluua District in Tabora Region
Coordinates: 4.90775°S 31.689233°E / -4.90775; 31.689233
Country Tanzania
RegionTabora Region
DistrictKaliua
Established2012
HeadquartersKaliua town
Government
 • TypeCouncil
 • ChairmanJaphael Masanja Lufungija
 • DirectorJerry Daimon Mwaga
Area
 • Total14,050 km2 (5,420 sq mi)
Elevation
1,105 m (3,625 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total442,182
 • Density31/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneEAT
Postcode
45xxx
Area code026
WebsiteDistrict Website

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 442,182 people in the ward, from 393,358 in 2012.[1][2]

Transport

Halfpaved Trunk road T18 from Tabora to Kigoma passes through the district.[3]

The Tanzanian Central Line train - from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma - passes through the district. The train track to Mpanda branches off from the main line in Kaliua town.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Kaliua District was administratively divided into 21 wards.[1]

Wards
  • Ichemba
  • Igagala
  • Igombe Mkulu
  • Igwisi
  • Kaliua
  • Kamsekwa
  • Kanindo
  • Kanoge
  • Kashishi
  • Kazaroho
  • Milambo
  • Mwongozo
  • Sasu
  • Seleli
  • Silambo
  • Ugunga
  • Ukumbisiganga
  • Ushokola
  • Usinge
  • Uyowa
  • Zugimlole

References
  1. 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2013-03-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  2. 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. 2016-04-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  3. "Road. The section between Urambo and Kaliua was being constructed to bitumen standard at the in 2019. Networks". Tanroads. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.


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