Korogwe District

Korogwe Rural District (or Korogwe District Council) is one of the ten districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. It is bordered to the norrheast by the Lushoto District amd north by Bumbuli District. Korogwe district also bordered to the east by the Mkinga District and the Muheza District, to the South by the Handeni Rural District and the Korogwe Urban District, and to the West by the Kilimanjaro Region.

Korogwe District
Wilaya ya Korogwe  (Swahili)
District
Trunk road heading towards Korogwe
Location within Tanga Region (red)
Country Tanzania
ZoneNorthern
RegionTanga
CapitalKorogwe
Government
 • District CommissionerErasto Sima
Area
 • Total3,428.43 km2 (1,323.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total242,038
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
216xx
Area code(s)027
WebsiteDistrict website

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Korogwe Rural District was 242,038.[1]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Korogwe Rural District was administratively divided into 20 wards.[1]

Wards
  1. Bungu
  2. Chekelei
  3. Dindira
  4. Kizara
  5. Kerenge
  6. Kizara
  7. Kwagunda
  8. Kwashemshi
  9. Lutindi
  10. Magamba Kwalukonge
  11. Magoma
  12. Makuyuni
  13. Mashewa
  14. Mazinde
  15. Mkalamo
  16. Mkomazi
  17. Mombo
  18. Mpale
  19. Mswaha
  20. Vugiri

References
  1. "2012 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Development Partners Group Tanzania. Retrieved 7 August 2019.


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