Bariadi District[1] is one of the five districts of the Simiyu Region of Tanzania, East Africa. As of 2022, the population was 383,385.[2]

Bariadi
Town
location within Simiyu Region.
location within Simiyu Region.
Country Tanzania
RegionSimiyu
DistrictBariadi

History edit

Prior to 2012, Bariadi District was part of Shinyanga Region.

Economy edit

The Dutwa Ward contains one of the world's largest nickel deposits.[3]

Wards edit

As of 2002, Bariadi District was administratively divided into twenty-six wards:[4]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Bariadi District (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ^ "Bariadi Rural (District, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  3. ^ "Dutwa Africa's first major base-metals discovery since Copperbelt – African Eagle".
  4. ^ "2002 Population and Housing Census: General Report: Shinyanga: Bariadi". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.

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