Kitangiri is an administrative ward in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania. In 2002, the ward had a total population of 14,282 according to the national Census of 2002 this was before split from Nyamagana District on 1 October 2012 as Ilemela becomes a District Council where given total of 20 wards. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 23,432 people in the ward, from 20,802 in 2012.[2][3]: 179 [1]: 144
Kitangiri
Kata ya Kitangiri | |
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 Night view of Furahisha bridge which is located near the rock city mall in Kitangiri. | |
  Kitangiri Location of Kitangiri | |
| Coordinates: 2°29′05″S 32°53′21″E / 2.484705°S 32.889161°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Mwanza Region |
| District | Ilemela District |
| Ward | Kitangiri |
| Government | |
| • District Executive Director | John P. Wanga |
| • MP | Angeline Mabula |
| • Mayor | Renatus Bahame Mulunga |
| • Councilor | John Mwita Nyamuhanga |
| Population | |
• Total | 23,432 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 33220 |
Villages
editThe ward has 8 villages.[4]
- Jiwe Kuu
- Kitangiri Kati
- Kitangiri A
- Kitangiri B
- Medical Research
- Mihama
- Kileleni
- Mwinuko
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.
- ^ "Ilemela census 2002". Archived from the original on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mwanza Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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