Butiama District

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Butiama District
District
Mara-Butiama.svg
Coordinates: 01°46′S 033°58′E / 1.767°S 33.967°E / -1.767; 33.967Coordinates: 01°46′S 033°58′E / 1.767°S 33.967°E / -1.767; 33.967
Country Tanzania
RegionMara Region
Population
 (2012)
 • Total241,732
WebsiteRegional website

Butiama District is one of the seven districts of Mara Region of Tanzania. Its administrative centre is the town of Butiama. Julius Nyerere was born in Butiama; the Mwalimu Nyerere Museum is located in his town of birth.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Butiama District was 241,732.[1]

Transport[]

Road[]

Paved Trunk road T4 from Mwanza to the Kenyan border passes through Butiama District from south to north. Trunk road T17 from Musoma to Arusha Region passes through the district from north to south.[2]


Administrative subdivisions[]

As of 2012, Butiama District was administratively divided into 20 wards.[1]

Wards[]

  • Bisumwa
  • Buhemba
  • Bukabwa
  • Buruma
  • Busegwe
  • Bumangi
  • Buswahili
  • Butiama
  • Butuguri
  • Bwiregi
  • Etaro
  • Kukirango
  • Kyanyari
  • Masaba
  • Mirwa
  • Muriaza
  • Nyakatende
  • Nyamimange
  • Nyankanga
  • Nyegina
  • Sirorisimba

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Trunk and Regional Roads in Tanzania". Tanroads. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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