Bangwe, Kigoma

Ward in Kigoma-Ujiji District, Mtwara Region

Ward in Kigoma Region, Tanzania

Bangwe

Kata ya Bangwe (Swahili)

Ward

Kata ya Bangwe, Wilaya ya Kigoma-Ujiji

Kigoma High Court, Bangwe Ward, Kigoma- Ujiji District

Bangwe

Coordinates: 4°54′2.88″S 29°37′2.28″E﻿ / ﻿4.9008000°S 29.6173000°E﻿ / -4.9008000; 29.6173000
Country| Tanzania
Region| Kigoma Region
District| Kigoma-Ujiji District
Area

• Total

| 10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Elevation

| 770 m (2,530 ft)
Population

(2016)[1]

• Total

| 17,009
• Density| 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+3
Tanzanian Postal Code|

47102

Lake Tanganyika fish in Bangwe Ward, Kigoma Beach at night Bangwe Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji Beach at day Bangwe Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji

Bangwe is an administrative ward in Kigoma-Ujiji District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 770 m (2,530 ft).[3] The Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics reported 17,009 people in the ward in 2016, up from 15,453 in 2012.[1]: 123 [4]: 150

## Villages / neighborhoods

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The ward has 8 villages and neighborhoods.[5]

* Buteko
* Kamala Kati
* Kamala Kisiwani
* Kamala Magharibi
* Kamala Mashariki A
* Kamala Mashariki B
* Katonga Magharibi
* Katonga Mashariki

## 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. 2016-04-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
2. ^ "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
3. ^ "Bangwe Elevation".
4. ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2013-03-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
5. ^ "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

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Kigoma-Ujiji District

Capital: Kigoma

Wards|

1. Bangwe
2. Buhanda
3. Businde
4. Buzebazeba
5. Gungu
6. Kagera
7. Kasimbu
8. Kasingirima
9. Katubuka
10. Kibirizi
11. Kigoma
12. Kipampa
13. Kitongoni
14. Machinjioni
15. Majengo
16. Mwanga Kaskazini
17. Mwanga Kusini
18. Rubuga
19. Rusimbi

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