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Nachingwea District

*Wilaya ya Nachingwea*
Nachingwea District Wilaya ya Nachingwea
District
	Nachingwea District of Lindi Region
Country	Tanzania
Zone	Coastal
Region	Lindi
Area
• Total	5,974 km2 (2,307 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	233,655
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode	653xx

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Nachingwea is a district in the Lindi Region of Tanzania. The district is bordered to the north by the Ruangwa District, to the east by the Lindi Rural District, to the south-east by the Mtwara Region, and to the south-west by the Ruvuma Region.

According to the 2022 national census, the Nachingwea District had a population of 233,655.^[1]^[2]

The district has a hospital, a teachers' training college, a secondary school, four primary schools, a nursery school, and a day care centre. Nachingwea Airport and an army barracks also are in the district. The district was one of the centres for the groundnut scheme in the 1950s.^{[citation needed]}^[3]^[4]

The Nachingwea Medal is named after this place.^{[citation needed]}

Twinnings[edit]

The Anglican Parish of St. Andrew is linked with St. Andrew's Church, Stapleford, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom.^{[citation needed]}

Wards[edit]

The district is divided administratively into the following 26 wards:

Chiola
Kiegei
Kilima Rondo
Kilimani Hewa
Kipara Mnero
Lionja
Marambo
Matekwe
Mbondo
Mkoka
Mkotokuyana
Mnero Miembeni
Mnerongongo
Mpiruka
Mtua
Naipanga
Naipingo
Namapwia
Namatula
Nambambo
Namikango
Nangowe
Nditi
Ndomoni
Ruponda
Stesheni

References[edit]

^ "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
^ "Nachingwea District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census". Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
^ http://www.lands.go.tz/uploads/documents/en/1567769286-LINDI%20MASTER%20PLAN.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ http://nachingweadc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/5b6/c1e/b04/5b6c1eb042b3b841969232.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

10°22′54″S 38°45′40″E / 10.3818°S 38.7611°E / -10.3818; 38.7611

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[1] "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.

[2] "Nachingwea District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census". Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2006.

[3] ttp://www.lands.go.tz/uploads/documents/en/1567769286-LINDI%20MASTER%20PLAN.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[4] ttp://nachingweadc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/5b6/c1e/b04/5b6c1eb042b3b841969232.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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+{{Short description|District of Lindi Region, Tanzania}}
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 | name                    = Nachingwea District
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+| settlement_type         = [[Districts of Tanzania|District]]
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+|map_caption            = Nachingwea District of Lindi Region
-| map_caption             = Location in Tanzania (dark green)
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+| subdivision_name     = {{flag|Tanzania}}
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+| area_total_km2          = 5,974
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-| population_total        =
+| population_total        = 233,655
-| population_as_of        = 2012
+| population_as_of        = 2022
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 }}
-'''Nachingwea''' is one of the six districts of [[Lindi Region]] in [[Tanzania]].  It is bordered to the north by [[Ruangwa|Ruangwa District]], to the east by [[Lindi Rural|Lindi Rural District]], to the southeast by [[Mtwara Region]] and to the southwest by [[Ruvuma Region]].
+'''Nachingwea''' is a district in the [[Lindi Region]] of [[Tanzania]]. The district is bordered to the north by the [[Ruangwa District]], to the east by the [[Lindi Rural|Lindi Rural District]], to the south-east by the [[Mtwara Region]], and to the south-west by the [[Ruvuma Region]].
-According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, it had a population of 162,081.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/nachingwea.htm|title=Nachingwea District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census|accessdate=2006-11-24 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060831220839/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/nachingwea.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-08-31}}</ref>
+According to the 2022 national census, the Nachingwea District had a population of 233,655.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/admin/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/nachingwea.htm | title=Nachingwea District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census | accessdate=24 November 2006 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831220839/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/nachingwea.htm | archivedate=31 August 2006}}</ref>
-Nachingwea has a hospital, a tteacher's training college, one secondary School, four primary schools, a nursery school and a day care centre. It was one of the centres for the [[groundnut scheme]] in the 1950s. It has an [[Nachingwea Airport|airstrip]] and an army barracks.
+{{citation needed span|The district has a hospital, a teachers' training college, a secondary school, four primary schools, a nursery school, and a day care centre. [[Nachingwea Airport]] and an army barracks also are in the district. The district was one of the centres for the [[groundnut scheme]] in the 1950s.|date=December 2017}}<ref>http://www.lands.go.tz/uploads/documents/en/1567769286-LINDI%20MASTER%20PLAN.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>http://nachingweadc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/5b6/c1e/b04/5b6c1eb042b3b841969232.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
-Some of the District Commissioners who administered Nachingwea are General Francis Mndolwa, Gadi Mnayahe and Mr Pazi and Leonidas Gama.
-The [[Nachingwea Medal]] is named after this place .
+The [[Nachingwea Medal]] is named after this place.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
 ==Twinnings==
-The Anglican Parish of St. Andrew is linked with St. Andrew's Church, [[Stapleford, Cambridgeshire]] in the [[United Kingdom]].
+The Anglican Parish of St. Andrew is linked with St. Andrew's Church, [[Stapleford, Cambridgeshire]] in the United Kingdom.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
 ==Wards==
+{{unreferenced section|date=December 2017}}
-The Nachingwea District is administratively divided into 32 wards:
+The district is divided administratively into the following 26 wards:
-* Chiola
+#Chiola
-* Kiegei
+#Kiegei
-* Kilima Rondo
+#Kilima Rondo
-* Kilimani Hewa
+#Kilimani Hewa
-* Kipara Mnero
+#Kipara Mnero
+#Lionja
-* Kipara Mtua
+#[[Marambo]]
-* Lionja
+#Matekwe
-* [[Marambo]]
+#Mbondo
-* Matekwe
+#Mkoka
-* Mbondo
+#Mkotokuyana
-* Mchonda
+#Mnero Miembeni
-* Mibondo
+#Mnerongongo
-* Mkoka
+#Mpiruka
-* Mkotokuyana
+#Mtua
-* Mnero
+#Naipanga
-* Mnero Ngongo
+#Naipingo
-* Mpiruka
+#Namapwia
-* Mtua
+#Namatula
-* Nachingwea
+#Nambambo
-* Naipanga
+#Namikango
-* Naipingo
+#Nangowe
-* Namapwia
+#Nditi
-* Namatula
+#Ndomoni
-* Nambambo
+#Ruponda
-* Namikango
+#Stesheni
-* Nangowe
-* Nang'ondo
-* Nditi
-* Ndomoni
-* Ngunichile
-* Ruponda
-* Stesheni (English Meaning: ''station'')
 ==References==
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 {{Districts of Lindi}}
+{{Lindi}}
 {{coord|-10.3818|38.7611|display=title}}
-[[Category:Districts of Tanzania]]
+[[Category:Nachingwea District| ]]
-[[Category:Districts of the Lindi Region]]
+[[Category:Districts of Lindi Region]]

v t e Lindi Region
Capital: Lindi
Districts	Kilwa District Lindi District Lindi Municipal District Liwale District Nachingwea District Ruangwa District
Native Peoples	Matumbi Mwera Machinga Ngindo Makonde
National Historic Sites	Tendaguru Formation Lindi Town
Islands	Songosongo Islands Kilwa Kisiwani Songo Mnara Island Sanje ya Kati Island
Rivers and Lakes	Mbwemkuru River Mavuji River Lukuliro River Matandu River Lukuledi River Lake Maliwe Lake Mkoe Lake Lutamba
Major Cities and Towns	Lindi Kilwa Masoko Liwale
National Parks and Reserves	Selous Game Reserve Nyerere National Park
National Landmarks	Kilwa Kisiwani Nan'goma Cave Matumbi Highlands Kongowele
World Heritage Sites	Songo Mnara Great Mosque of Kilwa Sanje ya Kati Kilwa Kisiwani Selous Game Reserve
National Monuments	Husni Kubwa Great Mosque of Kilwa