Luwalaje, also known as Lualaje,[a] is an administrative ward in the Chunya district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania.
Luwalaje
Kata ya Luwalaje | |
|---|---|
  Luwalaje Location of Luwalaje | |
| Coordinates: 7°54′43″S 33°32′56″E / 7.912°S 33.549°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Mbeya Region |
| District | Chunya District |
| Ward | Luwalaje |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,745 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode[2] | 53822 |
In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 4,745 people in the ward, from 4,305 in 2012.[1]: 96 [3]: 112
Villages / vitongoji
editThe ward has 2 villages and 14 vitongoji.[2]
- Lualaje
- Ikingo
- Itete
- Kabuta
- Kiseru
- Kitakwa
- Mpembe Magh.
- Muungano
- Sumbwe
- Mwiji
- Isote
- Mtakuja
- Mwiji A
- Mwiji B
- Mwiji C
- Mwiji D
References
edit- ^ Luwalaje is a common name, but Lualaje is the official name used in censuses and postalcodes.
- ^ 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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