Manyoni District is one of the six districts in the Singida Region of Tanzania. The district capital is the town of Manyoni. The district is bordered to the north by the Ikungi District, to the east by the Dodoma Region, to the south by the Iringa Region, to the southwest by the Mbeya Region and to the west by the Itigi District. In 2015 the Itigi District was created from the Manyoni District, separating the Itigi Division that was the large portion of the south western of the district.[1]
Manyoni District | |
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![]() Manyoni District's location within Singida Region | |
Coordinates: 05°45′S 34°50′E / 5.750°S 34.833°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Singida Region |
Area | |
• Total | 9,393 km2 (3,627 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 279,069 |
• Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Manyoni District was 279,069.[2][3]
As of 2016 the district commissioner of the Manyoni district was Rahabu Mwagisa Solomon.[4]
Transport
editPaved trunk road T3 from Morogoro to the Rwanda border passes through the district.[5]
The town of Manyoni has a station on the Central Railway of the Tanzanian Railways.
Administrative subdivisions
editAs of 2012, Manyoni District was administratively divided into 30 wards.[6]
Wards
editSee also
editSources
editReferences
edit- ^ "Historia". itigidc.go.tz (in Swahili). Itigi: Itigi District. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ "2002 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS- General Report". www.tanzania.go.tz. Archived from the original on 20 March 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "New Regional commissioners , District commissioners Line-Up Named". allAfrica. Dar es Salaam. Tanzania Daily News. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Singida Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.