Biharamulo District

Biharamulo District
District
Biharamulo District's location within Kagera Region.
Biharamulo District
Coordinates: 02°38′S 031°19���E / 2.633°S 31.317°E / -2.633; 31.317Coordinates: 02°38′S 031°19′E / 2.633°S 31.317°E / -2.633; 31.317
Country	Tanzania
Region	Kagera Region
Population  (2012)
• Total	323,486
Area code(s)	028
Website	www.kagera.go.tz

Biharamulo District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Karagwe District and Muleba District, to the east and south by Geita Region, to the west by Ngara District, and to the southwest by the Kigoma Region. Its administrative seat is Biharamulo town. Biharamulo Game Reserve is located within the borders of the district.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Biharamulo District was 410,794.[1] Archived 2003-12-17 at the Wayback Machine

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Biharamulo District was 323,486.^[1] This decline in population can be explained from the fact that Chato District was split off from Biharamulo District in between the 2002 and the 2012 census.

Transport[]

Road[]

Several trunk roads [2] pass through Biharamulo District: T3 from Morogoro to the Rwanda border, T4 from Mwanza to Bukoba and T9 from Biharamulo to Kigoma.^[2]

Administrative subdivisions[]

In 2002 the district was divided into 21 wards, but many of these are now part of Chato District. As of 2012, Biharamulo District was administratively divided into 15 wards.^[1]

Wards[]

Sources[]

• Biharamulo District Homepage of the 2002 Tanzania National Census Archived 2003-12-17 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

• Bing Map

References[]

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