Namtumbo District

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Namtumbo
location in Ruvuma Region
location in Ruvuma Region
Country Tanzania
RegionRuvuma Region

Coordinates: 10°27′59″S 36°07′48″E / 10.466417°S 36.130085°E / -10.466417; 36.130085 Namtumbo District is one of the five districts of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Morogoro Region, to the east by the Tunduru District, to the south by Mozambique and to the west by the Songea Urban District and Songea Rural District.

As of 2002, the population of the Namtumbo District was 185,131.[1]

Wards

The Namtumbo District is administratively divided into 21 wards:

  • Kitanda
  • Ligera
  • Luchili
  • Luegu
  • Lusewa
  • Magazini
  • Msisima
  • Mgombasi
  • Mkongo Nakawale
  • Msindo
  • Namabengo
  • Namtumbo
  • Rwinga
  • Mchomoro
  • Hanga
  • Mputa
  • Likuyuseka
  • Lisimonji
  • Mkongo Gulioni
  • Litola
  • Limamu
  • Suluti
  • Mtonya
  • Nambecha
  • Mtwaro pachani

Notes

  1. ^ "2002 Population and Housing Census General Report: Ruvuma: Namtubo". Archived from the original on 2006-06-08. Retrieved 2006-01-28.