Nachingwea District, Lindi
Nachingwea District
Wilaya ya Nachingwea | |
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District | |
 Location in Tanzania (dark green) | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Zone | Coastal |
| Region | Lindi |
| Time zone | UTC+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 2002 national census, the Nachingwea District had a population of 162,081.[1]
The district has a hospital, a teacher's 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]
The Nachingwea Medal is named after this place.[citation needed]
Twinnings
The Anglican Parish of St. Andrew is linked with St. Andrew's Church, Stapleford, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
Wards
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The district is divided administratively into the following 32 wards:
- Chiola
- Kiegei
- Kilima Rondo
- Kilimani Hewa
- Kipara Mnero
- Kipara Mtua
- Lionja
- Marambo
- Matekwe
- Mbondo
- Mchonda
- Mibondo
- Mkoka
- Mkotokuyana
- Mnero
- Mnero Ngongo
- Mpiruka
- Mtua
- Nachingwea
- Naipanga
- Naipingo
- Namapwia
- Namatula
- Nambambo
- Namikango
- Nangowe
- Nang'ondo
- Nditi
- Ndomoni
- Ngunichile
- Ruponda
- Stesheni
References
- ^ "Nachingwea District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census". Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
10°22′54″S 38°45′40″E / 10.3818°S 38.7611°E
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