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{{Short description|District of Lindi Region, Tanzania}}
'''Nachingwea''' is one of the 6 districts in the [[Lindi Region]] of [[Tanzania]]. It is bordered to the North by the [[Ruangwa|Ruangwa District]], to the East by the [[Lindi Rural|Lindi Rural District]], to the Southeast by the [[Mtwara Region]] and to the Southwest by the [[Ruvuma Region]].
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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|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, the population of the Nachingwea District was 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}}</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 Teacher Training College, one Secondary School, four Primary Schools, a Nursery School
and a Day Care Centre. It was one of the centers for the ground nut scheme in the 1950s and has an 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>
==Twinnings==


The [[Nachingwea Medal]] is named after this place.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
The Anglican Parish of St. Andrew is linked with St. Andrew's Church, [[Stapleford, Cambridgeshire]] in the [[United Kingdom]].

==Twinnings==
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==
==Wards==
{{unreferenced section|date=December 2017}}
The district is divided administratively into the following 26 wards:


#Chiola
The Nachingwea District is administratively divided into 26 wards:
#Kiegei

#Kilima Rondo
* Chiola
#Kilimani Hewa
* Kiegi
#Kipara Mnero
* Kilima Rondo
#Lionja
* Kilimani Hewa
#[[Marambo]]
* Kipara Mnero
#Matekwe
* Lionja
#Mbondo
* Marambo
#Mkoka
* Matekwe
#Mkotokuyana
* Mbondo
#Mnero Miembeni
* Mkoka
#Mnerongongo
* Mkotokuyana
#Mpiruka
* Mnero
#Mtua
* Mnero Ngongo
#Naipanga
* Mpiruka
#Naipingo
* Mtua
#Namapwia
* Naipanga
#Namatula
* Naipingo
#Nambambo
* Namapwia
#Namikango
* Namatula
#Nangowe
* Nambambo
#Nditi
* Namikango
#Ndomoni
* Nangowe
#Ruponda
* Nditi
#Stesheni
* Ndomoni
* Ruponda
* Stesheni (English Meaning: ''station'')


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Districts of Lindi Region]]



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Latest revision as of 23:32, 11 February 2024

Nachingwea District
Wilaya ya Nachingwea
District
Nachingwea District of Lindi Region
Nachingwea District of Lindi Region
Country Tanzania
ZoneCoastal
RegionLindi
Area
 • Total5,974 km2 (2,307 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total233,655
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
653xx

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:

  1. Chiola
  2. Kiegei
  3. Kilima Rondo
  4. Kilimani Hewa
  5. Kipara Mnero
  6. Lionja
  7. Marambo
  8. Matekwe
  9. Mbondo
  10. Mkoka
  11. Mkotokuyana
  12. Mnero Miembeni
  13. Mnerongongo
  14. Mpiruka
  15. Mtua
  16. Naipanga
  17. Naipingo
  18. Namapwia
  19. Namatula
  20. Nambambo
  21. Namikango
  22. Nangowe
  23. Nditi
  24. Ndomoni
  25. Ruponda
  26. Stesheni

References[edit]

  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. ^ http://www.lands.go.tz/uploads/documents/en/1567769286-LINDI%20MASTER%20PLAN.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ http://nachingweadc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/5b6/c1e/b04/5b6c1eb042b3b841969232.pdf [bare URL PDF]

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