Njombe Urban District

Njombe Urban District
District
location in Njombe Region
location in Njombe Region
Coordinates: 09°20′S 034°46′E / 9.333°S 34.767°E / -9.333; 34.767
Country Tanzania
RegionNjombe Region
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total
109,311
Websitewww.tanzania.go.tz

Njombe Urban District is one of the six districts of the Njombe Region of Tanzania, East Africa. The administrative seat for the district is in the city of Njombe.

History

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

Economy

Outside of the 109,311 people city of Njombe,[2] most people are employed in herding and subsistence farming.

Challenges facing the economy

Roads are poor and is not proper in heavy vehicle/truck.

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

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

  • Njombe Kusini (Njombe South) Constituency

Divisions

Njombe Urban District is administratively divided into divisions.

Wards

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

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: Mji wa Njombe: Njombe Kusini". National Electoral Commission of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Organisations located in Njombe District - Tanzania". African Development Information.
  5. ^ "Postcodes Njombe Region 59000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012.