Coordinates: 5°20′56.04″S 29°47′16.08″E / 5.3489000°S 29.7878000°E / -5.3489000; 29.7878000

Sunuka

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Sunuka
Kata ya Sunuka (Swahili)
Kata ya Sunuka, Wilaya ya Uvinza
Sunuka is located in Tanzania
Sunuka
Sunuka
Location of Sunuka
Coordinates: 5°20′56.04″S 29°47′16.08″E / 5.3489000°S 29.7878000°E / -5.3489000; 29.7878000
Country Tanzania
RegionKigoma Region
DistrictUvinza District
Area
 • Total799 km2 (308 sq mi)
Elevation
930 m (3,050 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]: 127 
 • Total39,651
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Tanzanian Postal Code
47608

Sunuka is an administrative ward in Uvinza District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 799 km2 (308 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 930 m (3,050 ft).[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 39,651 people in the ward, from 36,023 in 2012.[4][1]: 127 [5]: 151 

Villages / neighborhoods

The ward has 5 villages and 24 hamlets.[4]

  • Kirando
    • Kirando
    • Msehezi
    • Nyamamba
    • Nyamkima
    • Nyamsimbi
  • Lyabusende
    • Kabongo
    • Lyabusende
    • Mtakuja
  • Karago
    • Kanywangili
    • Kitekati
    • Kitentakuja
    • Legezamwendo
    • Mviga
    • Mwamko
  • Sunuka
    • Kinyaba
    • Lulinga
    • Mafundikani
    • Msombwezi
    • Sunuka
  • Songambele
    • Anzerani
    • Gagwe
    • Gambazi
    • Ilolo
    • Nyandiga

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. ^ "Sunuka 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.