Njombe Rural District

Njombe Rural District
District
location in Njombe Region
Coordinates: 08°51′S 034°50′E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Njombe Region
Population  (2022 census)
• Total	182,127

Njombe Rural District is one of the six districts of the Njombe Region of Tanzania, East Africa.[1] Its administrative seat is Njombe town. The 2022 population was 182,127.[2]

History

Njombe Rural District was formally established when it was gazetted in March 2012. It was created out of the northern part of the old Njombe District that had been in Iringa Region.[1] Western Njombe District became Wanging'ombe District, and south-eastern part became Njombe Urban District.

Economy

Most people are employed in herding and subsistence farming.

Roads are poor.

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections the area that became Njombe Rural District had one constituency:[3][4]

• Njombe Kaskazini (Njombe North) Constituency

Divisions

Njombe Rural District is administratively divided into divisions.

Wards

As of 2012, Njombe Rural District was administratively divided into fourteen wards:[5]

• Idamba
• Igongolo
• Ikondo
• Ikuna
• Kidegembye
• Kitandililo
• Lupembe
• Mahongole
• Mfriga
• Matembwe
• Matola
• Mtwango
• Ninga
• Utengule

Notes

1. Staff (9 March 2012). "Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts". Daily News. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012.
2. "Njombe (Region, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
3. "2010 Parliamentary Election Results: Iringa: Wilaya ya Njombe: Njombe Kaskazini". National Electoral Commission of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
4. "Organisations located in Njombe District - Tanzania". African Development Information.
5. "Postcodes Njombe Region 59000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012.^[dead link‍]