Handeni District

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Handeni District
Wilaya ya Handeni  (Swahili)
District
Location within Tanga Region (red)
Location within Tanga Region (red)
CountryTanzania
ZoneNorthern
RegionTanga
CapitalHandeni
Government
 • District CommissionerGodwin Gondwe
Area
 • Total7,366.41 km2 (2,844.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total276,646
 • Density38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
218xx
Area code(s)027
Websitewww.tanga.go.tz

Handeni District is one of the 10 districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. It is bordered to the west by the Kilindi District and the Handeni Urban District, to the north by the Korogwe District, to the east by the Pangani District, and to the south by the Pwani Region. It split in 2002 form the Kilindi District. The administrative capital of the district is Handeni town.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Handeni District was 248,633.[1]

According to the 2012 census, the population had increased to: 276,646.[2]

Administrative subdivisions[]

As of 2012, Handeni District Council was administratively divided into 20 wards.[2]

Wards[]

  • Kabuku
  • Kabuku ndani
  • Kiva
  • Komkonga
  • Kwachaga
  • Kwaluguru
  • Kwamatuku
  • Kwamgwe
  • Kwamkonje
  • Kwamsisi
  • Kwasunga
  • Kwedizinga
  • Mazingara
  • Mgambo
  • Misima
  • Mkata
  • Ndolwa
  • Segera
  • Sindeni

Culture[]

The dramatic open area to the north of Handeni at the foot of the Maasai Steppe was the setting for Ernest Hemingway's classic hunting book, Green Hills of Africa.

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "2012 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Development Partners Group Tanzania. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

Coordinates: 5°30′00″S 38°00′00″E / 5.5000°S 38.0000°E / -5.5000; 38.0000

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