Coordinates: 5°36′44.28″S 29°53′17.88″E / 5.6123000°S 29.8883000°E / -5.6123000; 29.8883000

Sigunga

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Sigunga
Kata ya Sigunga (Swahili)
Ward
Kata ya Sigunga, Wilaya ya Uvinza
Sigunga is located in Tanzania
Sigunga
Sigunga
Location of Sigunga
Coordinates: 5°36′44.28″S 29°53′17.88″E / 5.6123000°S 29.8883000°E / -5.6123000; 29.8883000
Country Tanzania
RegionKigoma Region
DistrictUvinza District
Area
 • Total770.7 km2 (297.6 sq mi)
Elevation
1,156 m (3,793 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]: 127 
 • Total12,335
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Tanzanian Postal Code
47604

Sigunga is an administrative ward in Uvinza District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 770.7 km2 (297.6 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 1,156 m (3,793 ft).[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 12,335 people in the ward, from 20,455 in 2012. Prior to 2014 the Herembe village was a part of Siguna Ward before it split off to form the Herembe Ward.[4][1]: 127 [5]: 151 

Villages / neighborhoods

The ward has 2 villages and 16 hamlets.[4]

  • Kaparamsenga
    • Itiga Mashariki
    • Itigi/Kapara Kaskazini
    • Itigi/Kapara Magharibi
    • Itigi/Kapara Magharibi
    • Kaparamsenga Kusini
    • Kaparamsenga Mashariki
    • Lusambo
    • Pungu
  • Sigunga
    • Kagwena
    • Kahama
    • Kahwibili
    • Katale
    • Kiboko
    • Kichangani
    • Mgangasima
    • Sigoma

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. ^ "Sigunga Elevation".
  4. ^ a b "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
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