Mahembe

Mahembe is an administrative ward in Kigoma District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 137.8 km2 (53.2 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 941 m (3,087 ft).[2] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 14,435 people in the ward, from 22,763 in 2012. Prior to 2014 Nkungwe was a village in the Mahembe Ward before splitting off into is own ward.[3][4]: 125 [5]: 147 

Mahembe
Kata ya Mahembe (Swahili)
Ward
Kata ya Mahembe, Wilaya ya Kigoma
Mahembe is located in Tanzania
Mahembe
Mahembe
Location of Mahembe
Coordinates: 4°48′36.36″S 29°44′0.96″E
Country Tanzania
RegionKigoma Region
DistrictKigoma District
Area
 • Total137.8 km2 (53.2 sq mi)
Elevation
941 m (3,087 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total14,435
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Tanzanian Postal Code
47201

Villages / neighborhoods

The ward has 2 villages and 11 hamlets.[3]

  • Mahembe
    • Kagulwe
    • Kaloleni
    • Kaseke
    • Kwisamilo
    • Mahembe
    • Ndelembela A
    • Ndelemela B
  • Chankabwimba
    • Chankabwimba
    • Kabanga
    • Kichangachui
    • Mshingisha

References
  1. "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. "Mahembe Elevation".
  3. "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
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