Gungu 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 818 m (2,684 ft).[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 27,764 people in the ward, from 25,224 in 2012.[1]: 123 [4]: 150
Gungu
Kata ya Gungu (Swahili) | |
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Kata ya Gungu, Wilaya ya Kigoma-Ujiji | |
![]() East view in Gungu Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji | |
Coordinates: 4°51′29.88″S 29°38′33.72″E / 4.8583000°S 29.6427000°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Kigoma Region |
District | Kigoma-Ujiji District |
Area | |
• Total | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 818 m (2,684 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 27,764 |
• Density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Tanzanian Postal Code | 47105 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Scene_n_Gungu_Ward%2C_Kigoma-Ujiji.jpg/220px-Scene_n_Gungu_Ward%2C_Kigoma-Ujiji.jpg)
Villages / neighborhoods
editThe ward has 7 villages and neighborhoods.[5]
- Buronge
- Bushabani
- Butunga
- Gezaulole
- Kikungu
- Masanga
- Mwenge
- Mlole
- Nyakageni
- Sango
- Barabara ya Senga
- Mzalendo
- Barabara ya Rusimbi
- Msulula
- Kichwere
- Ubembeni
- Ufipani
- Soko la zamani
- Zulu
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".
- ^ "Gungu 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). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.