Meatu District
District
location within Simiyu Region.
location within Simiyu Region.
Coordinates: 03°32′S 34°19′E / 3.533°S 34.317°E / -3.533; 34.317
Country Tanzania
RegionSimiyu Region
Population
 (2012)
 • Total299,619

Meatu District is one of the five districts of the Simiyu Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Itilima District, to the west by the Maswa District and Shinyanga Region to the east by the Arusha Region, to the southeast by the Manyara Region and to the south by the Singida Region. Its district capital is the town of Mwanhuzi.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of Meatu District was 248,949.[1]

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Meatu District was 299,619.[2] Meatu District CouncilWilaya Ya MeatuHalmashauri ya Wilaya Meatu[3]

Transport

Unpaved Trunk road T37 from Shinyanga to Singida Region passes through the district.[4]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Meatu District was administratively divided into 25 wards.[2]

Wards

  • Bukundi
  • Imalaseko
  • Itinje
  • Kimali
  • Kisesa
  • Lingeka
  • Lubiga
  • Mwabuma
  • Mwabusalu
  • Mwabuzo
  • Mwakisandu
  • Mwamalole
  • Mwamanimba
  • Mwamanongu
  • Mwamishali
  • Mwandoya
  • Mwangundo
  • Mwanhuzi
  • Mwanjolo
  • Mwanyahina
  • Mwasengela
  • Nghoboko
  • Nkoma
  • Sakasaka
  • Tindabuligi

Sources

References

  1. ↑ "Population by Sex, Number of Households and Average Household Size". Archived from the original on 2006-06-08.
  2. 1 2 "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Meatu District Council. "LGA". meatudc.go.tz/. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Road Networks". Tanroads. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.


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