Kigoma
Kata ya Kigoma (Swahili)
Ward
Kata ya Kigoma, Wilaya ya Kigoma-Ujiji
Kigoma Habor, Kigoma Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji District
Kigoma Habor, Kigoma Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji District
Kigoma is located in Tanzania
Kigoma
Kigoma
Coordinates: 4°52′56.6″S 29°39′41.4″E / 4.882389°S 29.661500°E / -4.882389; 29.661500
CountryTanzania
RegionKigoma Region
DistrictKigoma-Ujiji District
Area
 • Total4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
789 m (2,589 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]: 123 
 • Total7,604
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Tanzanian Postal Code
47101
Church in Kigoma Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji District
Sunrise and Coconuts in Kigoma Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji District

Kigoma is an administrative ward in Kigoma-Ujiji District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 789 m (2,589 ft).[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 7,604 people in the ward, from 6,908 in 2012.[1]: 123 [4]: 150 

Villages / neighborhoods

The ward has 4 neighborhoods.[5]

  • Katonga
  • Lumumba
  • Mji Mwema
  • Shede

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ "Kigoma 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). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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