Nkasi District
Nkasi District (formerly Nkansi District) is one of the three districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania, with its headquarters in the village of . It is bordered to the north by the Mpanda District of Katavi Region; to the east by the Sumbawanga District; to the south by the Sumbawanga Rural District and Zambia; and to the west by Lake Tanganyika across from the Democratic Republic of Congo.[1]
The district covers 13,124 square kilometres (5,067 sq mi).[1] As of 2002, the population of the Nkasi District was 208,497.[2]
History[]
Nkasi District was established[3] on 1 January 1984.[1]
Economy[]
Nkasi District is almost entirely rural, with well over 90% of its population undertaking subsistence farming, livestock rearing, and traditional fishing.[1] Thirty-three of the villages in the district are located beside Lake Tanganyika.[1] Major crops include: maize, millet, beans, and cassava. Commercial fishing in Lake Tanganyika is limited due to lack of storage facilities as well as capital to acquire fishing gear.[1]
Administrative subdivisions[]
As of 2002, Nkasi District was administratively divided into thirteen wards.[2] After the 2012 reorganization it had seventeen wards.[4]
2002 wards[]
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2012 wards[]
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Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania - Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu - Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa: (The United Republic of Tanzania - Prime Minister's Office - Regional Administration and Local Government) Nkasi District - Introduction". Rukwa Regional Commissioner's Office. 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2002 Population and Housing Census General Report: Rukwa: Nkansi". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.
- ^ Nkasi District was established under Tanzania's Local Government Act No. 7 of 1982, District Authorities section
- ^ "Postcodes: Rukwa Region 55000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2012.
Coordinates: 7°34′59″S 31°00′00″E / 7.583°S 31.000°E
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