Coordinates: 6°0′29.88″S 29°49′28.2″E / 6.0083000°S 29.824500°E / -6.0083000; 29.824500

Buhingu

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Buhingu
Kata ya Buhingu (Swahili)
Ward
Kata ya Buhingu, Wilaya ya Uvinza
Buhingu is located in Tanzania
Buhingu
Buhingu
Location of Buhingu
Coordinates: 6°0′29.88″S 29°49′28.2″E / 6.0083000°S 29.824500°E / -6.0083000; 29.824500
Country Tanzania
RegionKigoma Region
DistrictUvinza District
Area
 • Total1,657 km2 (640 sq mi)
Elevation
901 m (2,956 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]: 127 
 • Total18,682
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Tanzanian Postal Code
47603

Buhingu is an administrative ward in Uvinza District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 1,673 km2 (646 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 901 m (2,956 ft).[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 18,682 people in the ward, from 16,973 in 2012.[1]: 127 [4]: 151 

Villages / neighborhoods

The ward has 4 villages and 15 hamlets.[5]

  • Kalilani
    • Kabukuyungu
    • Kalolwa
    • Katumba
    • Mahasa
  • Nkonkwa
    • Kashela
    • Katembwe
  • Katumbi
    • Kariakoo
    • Minago
    • Mteme
    • Tunde
  • Buhingu
    • Buhingu A
    • Buhingu B
    • Madukani
    • Rubundui
    • Vilongwa

References

  1. ^ a b 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. ^ "Buhingu Elevation".
  4. ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.


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