Mahembe
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| Kata ya Mahembe, Wilaya ya Kigoma | |
  Mahembe Location of Mahembe | |
| Coordinates: 4°48′36.36″S 29°44′0.96″E / 4.8101000°S 29.7336000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Kigoma Region |
| District | Kigoma District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 137.8 km2 (53.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 941 m (3,087 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 14,435 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 47201 |
Mahembe is an administrative ward in Kigoma District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 137.8 km2 (53.2 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 941 m (3,087 ft).[2] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 14,435 people in the ward, from 22,763 in 2012. Prior to 2014 Nkungwe was a village in the Mahembe Ward before splitting off into is own ward.[3][4]: 125 [5]: 147
Villages / neighborhoods
The ward has 2 villages and 11 hamlets.[3]
- Mahembe
- Kagulwe
- Kaloleni
- Kaseke
- Kwisamilo
- Mahembe
- Ndelembela A
- Ndelemela B
- Chankabwimba
- Chankabwimba
- Kabanga
- Kichangachui
- Mshingisha
References
- ↑ "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ↑ "Mahembe Elevation".
- 1 2 "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ↑ 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.
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