Geita District Explained
Geita District |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | -2.9167°N 32.25°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Geita |
Subdivision Name2: | Geita |
Population Total: | 1,035,214 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 30xxx |
Area Code: | 028 |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Geita District is located in the Geita Region of Tanzania.[2] According to the 2022 census, the population of the district was 1,035,214.[3] [4] The district is bordered to the east by Mwanza Region and Nyang'hwale District, to the south by Shinyanga Region and Mbogwe District, and to the west by Chato District.
History
Prior to the creation of the Geita Region in March 2012,[5] the Geita District was part of the Mwanza Region.[6]
Transport
Road
Paved trunk road T4 from Mwanza to Bukoba passes through the district from east to west.[7]
Economy
Mining
Geita Gold Mine is located within Geita District, 4 km west of the town of Geita. The mine is currently being owned and managed by AngloGold Ashanti.[8]
Tourism
Rubondo Island National Park is located on an island in Lake Victoria that is a part of Geita District. It can be reached by ferry from Nkome, a village in the north of the district.[9]
Wards
As of the 2012 census, Geita District council was divided administratively into 35 wards:[1]
- Bugalama
- Bugulula
- Bujula
- Bukoli
- Bukondo
- Bulela
- Bung'wangoko
- Busanda
- Butobela
- Chigunga
- Ihanamilo
- Isulwabutundwe
- Kagu
- Kakubilo
- Kalangalala
- Kamena
- Kamhanga
- Kasamwa
- Kaseme
- Katoma
- Katoro
- Lubanga
- Lwamgasa
- Lwezera
- Mtakuja
- Nkome
- Nyachiluluma
- Nyakagomba
- Nyakamwaga
- Nyamalimbe
- Nyamigota
- Nyanguku
- Nyarugusu
- Nzera
- Senga
Notes and References
- http://www.nbs.go.tz/sensa/PDF/Census%20General%20Report%20-%2029%20March%202013_Combined_Final%20for%20Printing.pdf Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013
- News: Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts . 9 March 2012 . Daily News . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120823174437/http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/2739-state-gazettes-new-regions-districts . August 23, 2012 .
- Web site: Geita Rural (District, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-02-10 . www.citypopulation.de.
- http://www.nbs.go.tz/sensa/PDF/Census%20General%20Report%20-%2029%20March%202013_Combined_Final%20for%20Printing.pdf Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013
- News: Staff . Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts . 9 March 2012 . Daily News . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120823174437/http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/2739-state-gazettes-new-regions-districts . August 23, 2012 .
- Web site: Historia . Mkoa wa Geita . 14 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220617003118/https://geita.go.tz/history . 17 June 2022 . . sw . live.
- Web site: Geita Roads Network. Tanroads. 21 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202052229/http://tanroads.go.tz/uploads/documents/en/1446555364-Geita.pdf. 2017-02-02. dead.
- Web site: AngloGold Ashanti in Tanzania. AngloGold Ashanti. 21 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911152632/http://www.anglogoldashanti.com/en/About-Us/Regionsandoperations/Tanzania/Pages/default.aspx. 2016-09-11. dead.
- Web site: Rubondo Island National Park. Tanzania National Parks. 21 September 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120929175430/http://tanzaniaparks.com/rubondo.html. 29 September 2012.