Kasulu District
Kasulu District is one of the 8 districts of Kigoma Region, Tanzania. The Kasulu District is the rural district council to the Kasulu Town Council which separated from the Kasulu District Council in 2011. It is bordered to the north by Burundi, to the east by Kibondo District, to the south by Uvinza District, to the west by Kigoma District and to the northwest by Buhigwe District. The district consists of lowland forest, and highland grasslands.[3][1]: 3
Kasulu District
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 Kasulu District of Kigoma Region | |
| Coordinates: 4.3794°S 30.3642°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Kigoma Region |
| District | Kasulu District |
| Established | 1983 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council |
| • Chairman | Eliya Charles Kagoma |
| • Director | Joseph Kashushura Rwiza |
| Area [1]: 2 | |
| • Total | 5,324 km2 (2,056 sq mi) |
| Elevation [1]: 2 | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 468,679 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EAT |
| Postcode | 473xx |
| Area code | 028 |
| Website | District Website |
Demographics
In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 468,679 people in the district, from 425,794 in 2012. There are 240,367 females and 228,312 males in 56,026 households, with an average household size of 7.6 people. Life expectancy was estimated at 61 years in 2012. The largest ethnic groups are the Waha, Wahaya, and Wasukuma tribes.[2]: 124-125 [4]: 148 [1]: 2-3
The Kasulu district hosts several refugee camps, such as Nyarugusu.[5][6]
Economy
The main economic activity is subsistence farming and small and medium-scale businesses, especially in Kasulu town. There are a few "Wasukuma" ethnic group pastoralists who come into Kasulu with flocks of cattle in search of pastures. They normally purchase pieces of land for settlement for them and their cattle.
Administrative divisions
Kasulu District is administratively divided into 21 wards:[7]
Wards
The 21 wards of Kasulu District and their population.[2]: 124-125
- Asante Nyerere (7,950)
- Bugaga (15,853)
- Buhoro (66,175)
- Heru Ushingo (20,050)
- Kagera Nkanda (15,260)
- Kalela (10,511)
- Kigembe (14,600)
- Kitagata Ward (83,775)
- Kitanga (23,040)
- Kurugongo (24,014)
- Kwaga (10,602)
- Makere (32,025)
- Muzye (13,828)
- Nyachenda (15,745)
- Nyakitonto (21,449)
- Nyamidaho(20,034)
- Nyamnyusi (18,179)
- Rungwe Mpya (16,738)
- Rusesa (21,352)
- Shunguliba (4,911)
- Titye (12,589)
References
- Kasulu District Strategic Plan (PDF) (District Plan). Kasulu District: Kasulu District. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- 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.
- Staff (9 March 2012). "Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts". Daily News. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012.
- 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.
- "Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation — United Republic of Tanzania 200325 – Food Assistance for Refugees in the Northwest (WFP/EB.2/2011/9-C/3)" (PDF). World Food Programme. 28 October 2011. p. 5.
- "An urgent briefing on the situation of Burundian refugees in Mtabila camp in Tanzania" (PDF). International Refugee Rights Initiative and Rema Ministries. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.