Mahembe is an administrative ward in Kigoma District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 137.8 km2 (53.2 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 941 m (3,087 ft).[2] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 14,435 people in the ward, from 22,763 in 2012. Prior to 2014 Nkungwe was a village in the Mahembe Ward before splitting off into is own ward.[3][4]: 125 [5]: 147 

Mahembe
Kata ya Mahembe (Swahili)
Kata ya Mahembe, Wilaya ya Kigoma
Mahembe is located in Tanzania
Mahembe
Mahembe
Location of Mahembe
Coordinates: 4°48′36.36″S 29°44′0.96″E / 4.8101000°S 29.7336000°E / -4.8101000; 29.7336000
Country Tanzania
RegionKigoma Region
DistrictKigoma District
Area
 • Total137.8 km2 (53.2 sq mi)
Elevation
941 m (3,087 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total14,435
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Tanzanian Postal Code
47201

Villages / neighborhoods

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The ward has 2 villages and 11 hamlets.[3]

  • Mahembe
    • Kagulwe
    • Kaloleni
    • Kaseke
    • Kwisamilo
    • Mahembe
    • Ndelembela A
    • Ndelemela B
  • Chankabwimba
    • Chankabwimba
    • Kabanga
    • Kichangachui
    • Mshingisha

References

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