Chifunfu
Kata ya Chifunfu
Chifunfu is located in Tanzania
Chifunfu
Chifunfu
Coordinates: 02°24′12″S 32°39′14″E / 2.40333°S 32.65389°E / -2.40333; 32.65389
Country Tanzania
RegionMwanza
DistrictSengerema
Elevation
1,140 m (3,740 ft)
Population
 (2016)
  Total26,337
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Post code
33325

Chifunfu is a ward of Sengerema District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania. According to the census held in 2016, the ward has 26,337 residents living within its borders.[1] Its postal code is 33325.[2]

Geography

Chifunfu is the northernmost ward of Sengerema District. It is located on a peninsula surrounded by the Lake Victoria to three directions. Its average elevation is at 1,140 metres above the sea level.[3]

Villages

The ward consists of the following 9 villages:[2]

  • Lyakanyasi
  • Kaku
  • Kanyatenga
  • Kijiweni
  • Luchanga
  • Magamelo
  • Mlumo
  • Ngoma Mtimba
  • Mnazi Mmoja

References

  1. 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) (in Swahili). National Bureau of Statistics. p. 147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-27.
  2. 1 2 Mwanza Postcodes (PDF). p. 20. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  3. "Chifunfu topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
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