Busale is a rural ward in Kyela District of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. It is also one of the more populous wards in the district. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 10,190 people in the ward, from 9,246 in 2012.[1]: 96 [3]: 114
Busale
Kata ya Busale | |
|---|---|
  Busale Location of Busale  Busale Busale (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 9°27′S 33°43′E / 9.45°S 33.72°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Mbeya Region |
| District | Mbeya Urban |
| Ward | Busale |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,190 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode[2] | 53709 |
Located in the western part of Kyela District, Busale is bordered by three wards in the district: Ngana to the south and southwest, Itope to the south and southeast, and Ipande to the east. It is also bordered by Ileje District to the north and to the west.
Villages / vitongoji
editThe ward has 5 villages and 20 vitongoji.[2]
- Busale
- Busale
- Kabale
- Kanyasi
- Lupakano
- Nyibuko
- Sumbi
- Busoka
- Busoka
- Chivanje
- Ngokoto
- Ikomelo
- Busoka
- Ikombe
- Itembe
- Mahenge
- Lema
- Katyongoli
- Kubuguru
- Mafiga
- Sokoni
- Masoko
- Lwangwa
- Mwati
- Sanu
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. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Mbeya Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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