Lufingo is an administrative ward in the Rungwe district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania.

Lufingo
Lufingo is located in Tanzania
Lufingo
Lufingo
Location of Lufingo
Coordinates: 9°16′S 33°35′E / 9.267°S 33.583°E / -9.267; 33.583
Country Tanzania
RegionMbeya Region
DistrictRungwe District
WardLufingo
Government
 • TypeCouncil
Population
 (2016)[1]: 98 
 • Total
12,286
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode[2]
53514
Area code025
WebsiteDistrict Website

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 12,286 people in the ward, from 17,166 in 2012 before it was split up.[1]: 98 [3]: 115 

Villages and hamlets

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The ward has 4 villages, and 22 hamlets.[2]

  • Itete
    • Bujonde
    • Itete
    • Kasanda
    • Lufingo
    • Mbanganyigale
  • Kagwina
    • Kandete
    • Lumbila
    • Masebe
    • Soweto
    • kagwina
  • Kalalo
    • Bujinga
    • Busango
    • Igembe
    • Kalalo
    • Katumba
  • Simike
    • Ibabu
    • Ipyana
    • Itebe
    • Kakuyu
    • Kasanga
    • Majombo
    • Malibila

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 11 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Mbeya Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ 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.