{{Short description|District of Kigoma Region, Tanzania}} {{Use British English|date=August 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{For|Kasulu Town|Kasulu}}
{{Infobox settlement <!--See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields that may be available and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name = Kibondo District | native_name = {{native phrase |sw |Wilaya ya Kibondo}} | settlement_type = District <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_map = Kibondo District in Kigoma 2022.svg | map_caption = Kibondo District of Kigoma Region <!-- Location ------------------> | coordinates = {{coord|4.08|S|31.01|E|display=inline,title|type:adm2nd_region:TZ_source:google_maps}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Kigoma Region | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kibondo District | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = Kibondo | established_title = Established | established_date = 31 December 1983 | area_total_km2 = 8370 | elevation_m = 1800 | government_type = Council | leader_title = Chairman | leader_name = Habili Charles Maseke | leader_title1 = Director | leader_name1 = Diocles M. Rutema <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_as_of = 2016 | population_total = 287652 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_footnotes = {{r|2016_census|p=}} | area_code = 028 | postal_code = 474xx | postal_code_type = Postcode | timezone = EAT | website = {{URL|https://kibondodc.go.tz/ |District Website}} }}
'''Kibondo District''' is one of the six districts of Kigoma Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Kakonko District, to the east by the Tabora Region, to the south by the Uvinza District, to the west by the Kasulu District and to the northwest by Burundi.
The population of Kibondo District in 2016 was 287,652, from 261,331 in 2012.{{r|2016_census|p=125}}{{r|2012_census|p=147}}
== Administrative Divisions ==
Kibondo District us administratively divided 3 divisions, 19 wards, 50 villages, and 420 hamlets. The three divisions are Kibondo, Muhambwe (also known as Mabamba), and Kifura.{{r|Kigoma_postcode}}{{r|KibondoDC_stratPlan|p=1}}{{r|KibondoDC_profile|p=5}}
=== Wards === The 19 Wards of Kibondo District.{{r|KibondoDC_stratPlan|p=1}}{{r|2016_census|p=125}} {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * Bitare * Biturana * Busagara * Bunyambo * Busunzu * Itaba * Kagezi * Kibondo Mjini * Kitahana * Kizazi * Kumsenga * Kumwambu * Mabamba * Misezero * Mukabuye * Murungu * Nyaruyoba * Rugongwe * Rusohoko {{div col end}}
==Further reading== {{Refbegin}} * Buzard, Nan. ''Information-Sharing and Coordination Among NGOs Working in the Refugee Camps of Ngara and Kibondo, Tanzania, 1994-1998''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for International Studies, 2000. * Kavura, R. M. ''The Problem of Developmental Leadership in Kibondo (Kigoma Region)''. Dar es Salaam: University College, 1970. * Morof, Diane F, et al. 2007. Refugee Family Planning: User Profiles from Mtendeli Refugee Camp in Kibondo, Tanzania. ''Contraception''. 76, no. 2: 175. * Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and World Food Programme. ''Kibondo Refugee Camps''. Geneva, Switzerland: Unhcr, 2003. * Shirika la Chakula Bora Tanzania. ''Nutrition Situation in Kakonko and Kasanda Divisions, Kibondo District: Baseline Survey Report''. Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, 1999. {{Refend}}
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <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 |location=Dar es Salaam, 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 |location=Dar es Salaam, 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="KibondoDC_profile">{{cite report |title=Kibondo District Strategic Plan |url=https://kibondodc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/58d/509/63a/58d50963a4db0827399200.pdf |year=2016 |type=District Profile |publisher=Kibondo District |access-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617010203/https://kibondodc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/58d/509/63a/58d50963a4db0827399200.pdf |archive-date=17 June 2022 |location=KibondoDistrict |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="KibondoDC_stratPlan">{{cite report |title=Kibondo District Strategic Plan |url=https://kibondodc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/5b8/78b/5dd/5b878b5ddc3b9061454725.pdf |year=2017 |type=District Plan |publisher=Kibondo District |access-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716215355/https://kibondodc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/5b8/78b/5dd/5b878b5ddc3b9061454725.pdf |archive-date=16 July 2022 |location=KibondoDistrict |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="Kigoma_postcode">{{cite web |title=Kagera Postcodes |url=https://www.tcra.go.tz/uploads/text-editor/files/Kigoma%2047000_1622732791.pdf |publisher=Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729090138/https://www.tcra.go.tz/uploads/text-editor/files/Kigoma%2047000_1622732791.pdf |archive-date=29 July 2022 |location=Dodoma, Tanzania |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> }}
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