Ngudu is a town in the Kwimba District of the Mwanza Region in northwestern Tanzania. The town is the location of the district headquarters of Kwimba District. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 31,123 people in the ward, from 27,630 in 2012.[2]: 179 [1]: 144
Ngudu
Kata ya Ngudu | |
|---|---|
  Ngudu Location of Ngudu  Ngudu Ngudu (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 02°58′S 33°20′E / 2.967°S 33.333°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Mwanza Region |
| District | Kwimba District |
| Ward | Ngudu |
| Population | |
• Total | 31,123 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 33801 |
The Magogo river system lies in the Ngudu area, covering an area of 1,212 km2 (468 sq mi) and draining into Lake Victoria at the Mwanza Gulf.[3]
Villages
editThe ward has 14 villages.[4]
- Kimwaga Busabi
- Chamhela
- Ngudu mjini
- Kakora
- Igoma
- Sokoni
- Ngudulugulu
- Budula
- Bugakama
- Ngumo
- Shuleni
- Ilamba
- Kilyaboya
- Welamasonga
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kassenga, G.R (June 1997). "A descriptive assessment of the wetlands of the Lake Victoria basin in Tanzania". Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 20 (2): 127–141. doi:10.1016/S0921-3449(97)00014-1.
- ^ "Mwanza Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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