Gairo District

Gairo District
District
Gairo District of Morogoro Region
Coordinates: 06°16′S 036°55′E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Morogoro Region
Area
• Total	1,971 km^2 (761 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	258,205
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)

Gairo District is one of the seven districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. It is located in the northwest corner of Morogoro Region. The administrative seat is in the town of Gairo.[1] According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Gairo District was 258,205 in 2022.[2]

History

Gairo District was formally established when it was gazetted in March 2012. Prior to that Gairo was a division of Kilosa District.

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections the area that became Gairo District (formerly part of Kilosa District) had one constituency:[3][4]

• Gairo Constituency

Divisions

Gairo District is administratively divided into divisions.

Wards

As of 2012, Gairo District was administratively divided into eight wards:[5]

• Gairo
• Mandege
• Rubeho
• Chagongwe
• Chanjale
• Kibedya
• Chakwale
• Iyogwe

Notes

1. Staff (9 March 2012). "Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts". Daily News. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012.
2. "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
3. "2010 Parliamentary Election Results: Morogoro: Wilaya ya Kilosa: Gairo". National Electoral Commission of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
4. "Organisations located in Kilosa District - Tanzania". African Development Information. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012.
5. "Postcodes Morogoro Region 67000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.