Nansio
Kata ya Nansio
Ward
The port of Nansio as seen from the ferry from Mwanza to Ukerewe Island
The port of Nansio as seen from the ferry from Mwanza to Ukerewe Island
Nickname: 
Lake island town
Nansio is located in Tanzania
Nansio
Nansio
Location of Nansio
Nansio is located in Africa
Nansio
Nansio
Nansio (Africa)
Coordinates: 02°06′28″S 33°05′11″E / 2.10778°S 33.08639°E / -2.10778; 33.08639
Country Tanzania
RegionMwanza Region
DistrictUkerewe District
WardNansio
Population
 (2016)[1]: 144 
 • Total8,644
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
33601
UFI-2571388

Nansio is a small Tanzanian port town and capital of Ukerewe District in Mwanza Region. The town is also a ward on the island of Ukerewe, Lake Victoria, in Tanzanian lake territory. Nansio is a port of entry for passenger and freight shipping services from the city of Mwanza.[2]


The ward of Nansio is one of twenty-four in the district of Ukerewe. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics reported there were 8,644 people in the ward, up from 7,674 in 2012.[1]: 148 [3]: 174 

Villages

The ward has 15 villages.[4]

  • Namagubo “A”
  • Namagubo “B”
  • Barazani
  • Posta “A”
  • Posta “B”
  • Mashine ya Maji
  • Mdoe

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. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Nansio (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Mwanza Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.


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