Kakonko District

Kakonko District
District

Kakonko District's location within Kigoma Region.
Coordinates: 03°16′48″S 30°57′58″E / 3.28000°S 30.96611°E / -3.28000; 30.96611Coordinates: 03°16′48″S 30°57′58″E / 3.28000°S 30.96611°E / -3.28000; 30.96611
Country Tanzania
Region Kigoma Region
Population (2012)
 • Total 167,555

Kakonko District is one of the eight districts of the Kigoma Region of Tanzania. It is one of the 20 new districts that were formed in Tanzania since 2010; it was split off from Kibondo District.[1] Kakonko District is bordered to the north by Kagera Region, to the east by Geita Region, to the south by Kibondo District, and to the west by Burundi. Its administrative seat is the town of Kakonko.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Kakonko District was 167,555.[2]

Transport

Unpaved trunk road T9 from Kigoma Region to the Kagera Region border passes through the district.[3]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Kakonko District was administratively divided into 11 wards.[2]

Wards

*Gwarama
  • Gwanumpu
  • Kakonko
  • Kasanda
  • Kasuga

  • Katanga
  • Kiziguzigu
  • Mugunzu
  • Muhange
  • Kanyonza
  • Nyabibuye
  • Nyamtukuza
  • Rugenge

References

  1. ↑ "New constituencies up for grabs as CUF cries foul". The Citizen. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kigoma Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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