Matendo
Kata ya Matendo (Swahili) | |
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Kata ya Matendo, Wilaya ya Kigoma | |
Coordinates: 4°52′25.32″S 29°53′49.56″E / 4.8737000°S 29.8971000°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Kigoma Region |
District | Kigoma District |
Area | |
• Total | 175.4 km2 (67.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 969 m (3,179 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,306 |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Tanzanian Postal Code | 47209 |
Matendo is an administrative ward in Kigoma District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 175.4 km2 (67.7 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 969 m (3,179 ft).[3] In 2016, according to the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report, there were 14,306 people in the ward, from 22,458 in 2012. Prior to 2014 Kidahwe Ward was a village in the Matendo Ward before splitting off to form its won new ward.[4][1]: 125 [5]: 147
The ward has 3 villages and 12 hamlets.[4]