Mtwara Rural

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Mtwara Rural District is one of the five districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the south by Mozambique, to the west by the Tandahimba District, to the north by the Lindi Region and to the east by the Mtwara Urban District and the Indian Ocean.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Mtwara Rural District was 228,003.[1] Most of the residents are from the Makonde and Makua tribes.

The area of the Mtwara Rural District is 3,597 km².[2]

Wards[]

The Mtwara District is administratively divided into six divisions, 17 wards, and 101 villages.

References[]

  1. ^ "Mtwara Regional Profile 2012". Retrieved 14 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Mtwara Rural District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census". Archived from the original on 2006-06-08. Retrieved 2006-01-27.


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