Kagunga is an administrative ward in Kigoma District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 65 km2 (25 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 1,058 m (3,471 ft).[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 18,681 people in the ward, from 16,972 in 2012.[1]: 125 [4]: 147 

Kagunga
Kata ya Kagunga (Swahili)
Kata ya Kagunga, Wilaya ya Kigoma
Kagunga is located in Tanzania
Kagunga
Kagunga
Location of Kagunga
Coordinates: 4°29′26.52″S 29°40′59.88″E / 4.4907000°S 29.6833000°E / -4.4907000; 29.6833000
Country Tanzania
RegionKigoma Region
DistrictKigoma District
Area
 • Total65 km2 (25 sq mi)
Elevation
1,035 m (3,396 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]: 125 
 • Total18,681
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Tanzanian Postal Code
47207

Villages / neighborhoods

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The ward has 2 villages and 11 hamlets.[5]

  • Zashe
    • Mibombo
    • Misemele
    • Mkwale
    • Mwibona
    • Ngonya
  • Kagunga
    • Kagunga Na. 1
    • Makombe
    • Mkwale
    • Mramakahono
    • Nyamirambo
    • Rusolo

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. ^ "Kagunga Elevation".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.