Missenyi District

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Missenyi District
District
Missenyi District's location within Kagera Region.
Missenyi District's location within Kagera Region.
Country Tanzania
RegionKagera Region
Population
 (2012)
 • Total202,632

Missenyi District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Uganda, to the east by Bukoba Rural District, to the south by Karagwe District and to the west by Kyerwa District.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Missenyi District was 202,632.[1]

Transport[]

Paved trunk road T4 from Mwanza to the Ugandan border passes through Missenyi District. Unpaved trunk road T38 to Ngara District, through Karagwe District, branches off from T4 in the village of Kyaka.[2]

Administrative subdivisions[]

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

Wards[]

  • Bugandika
  • Bugorora
  • Buyango
  • Bwanjai
  • Gera
  • Ishozi
  • Ishunju
  • Kakunyu
  • Kanyigo
  • Kashenye
  • Kassambya
  • Kilimilile
  • Kitobo
  • Kyaka
  • Mabale
  • Minziro
  • Mushasha
  • Mutukula
  • Nsunga
  • Ruzinga

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Kagera Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

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