# Kashasha

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{{Short description|Ward in Muleba, Kagera, Tanzania}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Kashasha
| native_name             = <small>Kata ya Kashasha</small> 
| native_name_lang        = sw
| settlement_type         = [Ward](/source/Wards_of_Tanzania)
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| pushpin_map             = Tanzania#Africa
| pushpin_relief          = yes
| map_caption             = Location of Kashasha
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| coordinates             = {{coord|1|45|28|S|31|36|57|E|display=inline,title|type:adm3rd_region:TZ_source:google_maps}}
| subdivision_type        = [Country](/source/Country)
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|Tanzania}}
| subdivision_type1       = [Region](/source/Regions_of_Tanzania)
| subdivision_name1       = [Kagera Region](/source/Kagera_Region)
| subdivision_type2       = [District](/source/Districts_of_Tanzania)
| subdivision_name2       = [Muleba District](/source/Muleba_District)
| subdivision_type3       = [Ward](/source/Wards_of_Tanzania)
| subdivision_name3       = Kashasha
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| population_as_of        = 2016
| population_total        = 12,508
| population_footnotes    = {{r|2016_census|p=139}}
| postal_code             = 35524
| postal_code_type        = Postcode
| timezone                = [EAT](/source/East_Africa_Time)
| utc_offset              = +3
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'''Kashasha''' is a ward on the western coast of [Lake Victoria](/source/Lake_Victoria) in the [Muleba District](/source/Muleba_District) of the [Kagera Region](/source/Kagera_Region), [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania), near the border of [Uganda](/source/Uganda). The village is known for having been the locus of the [Tanganyika laughter epidemic](/source/Tanganyika_laughter_epidemic) of 1962.{{r|Jeffries_07}}

In 2016 the [Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics](/source/National_Bureau_of_Statistics_(Tanzania)) report there were 12,508 people in the ward, from 11,021 in 2012.{{r|2016_census|p=139}}{{r|2012_census|p=166}}

== Villages ==
The ward has 14 villages.{{r|Kagera_postcode}}
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* Rubya
* Kashenshero
* Kitarabwa
* Omukitenge
* Kifo
* Kiiga
* Buhanama
* Bukijungu
* Nyaruhanga
* Bukambiro
* Nyakashunshu
* Rwabona
* Kigabiro
* Kanyambogo
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==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=Jeffries_07>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/nov/21/society.health|first=Stuart|last=Jeffries|title=The outbreak of hysteria that's no fun at all|date=November 21, 2007|newspaper=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited}}</ref>
<ref name="2012_census">{{Cite report |url=http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf |title=2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas. |date=2013-03-01 |publisher=[National Bureau of Statistics](/source/National_Bureau_of_Statistics_(Tanzania)) |location=[Dar es Salaam, Tanzania](/source/Dar_es_Salaam%2C_Tanzania) |page= |language=en |access-date=2022-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326183741/http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf |archive-date=2022-03-26 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="2016_census">{{Cite report |url=https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf |title=2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara. |trans-title=Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania |date=2016-04-01 |publisher=[National Bureau of Statistics](/source/National_Bureau_of_Statistics_(Tanzania)) |location=[Dar es Salaam, Tanzania](/source/Dar_es_Salaam%2C_Tanzania) |page= |language=sw |access-date=2022-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227102333/https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf |archive-date=2021-12-27 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Kagera_postcode">{{cite web |title=Kagera Postcodes |url=https://www.tcra.go.tz/uploads/text-editor/files/Kagera%2035000_1622732742.pdf |publisher=Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729090158/https://www.tcra.go.tz/uploads/text-editor/files/Kagera%2035000_1622732742.pdf |archive-date=29 July 2022 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref>
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Category:Populated places in Kagera Region
Category:Wards of Tanzania

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