Bangwe is an administrative ward in Kigoma-Ujiji District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 770 m (2,530 ft).[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 17,009 people in the ward, from 15,453 in 2012.[1]: 123 [4]: 150
Bangwe
Kata ya Bangwe (Swahili) | |
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Kata ya Bangwe, Wilaya ya Kigoma-Ujiji | |
![]() Kigoma High Court, Bangwe Ward, Kigoma- Ujiji District | |
Coordinates: 4°54′2.88″S 29°37′2.28″E / 4.9008000°S 29.6173000°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Kigoma Region |
District | Kigoma-Ujiji District |
Area | |
• Total | 10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 770 m (2,530 ft) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 17,009 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 |
Tanzanian Postal Code | 47102 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Fish_in_Bangwe_Ward%2C_Kigoma.jpg/220px-Fish_in_Bangwe_Ward%2C_Kigoma.jpg)
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Villages / neighborhoods
editThe ward has 8 villages and neighborhoods.[5]
- Buteko
- Kamala Kati
- Kamala Kisiwani
- Kamala Magharibi
- Kamala Mashariki A
- Kamala Mashariki B
- Katonga Magharibi
- Katonga Mashariki
References
edit- ^ a b 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2016-04-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ^ "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "Bangwe Elevation".
- ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2013-03-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ^ "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.