{{Short description|Ward in Ngara, Kagera, Tanzania}} {{Use British English|date=July 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement <!--See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields that may be available and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name = Kirushya | native_name = Kata ya Kirushya | native_name_lang = sw | settlement_type = Ward <!-- images and maps -----------> | pushpin_map = Tanzania | map_caption = Location of Kirushya <!-- Location ------------------> | coordinates = {{coord|2.450428|S|30.542775|E|display=inline,title|type:adm3rd_region:TZ-source:google_maps}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Kagera Region | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Ngara District | subdivision_type3 = Ward | subdivision_name3 = Kirushya <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_as_of = 2016 | population_total = 12,062 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = EAT | utc_offset = +3 }}
'''Kirushya''' is one of 17 wards/divisions of Ngara District, in the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is located near Burundi and Rwanda. The name itself comes from a word for "tedious"; the area is largely a dry hill, and the scarcity of water forced residents to travel long distances for resupply. Such a journey is tedious, hence the name. In the 2017 government plans, 41% of Kirushya's population had clean water.{{r|NgaraDC_StratPlan|p=}}
In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 12,062 people in the ward, from 10,628 in 2012.{{r|2016_census|p=}}{{r|2012_census|p=}}
== Villages == The ward has 23 villages.{{r|Kagera_postcode}} {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * Mubisumulizi * Murubila * Kumuyaga * Mumakombe * Kumutumba * Kasange Nyabigogo * Kasange kati * Mukahama * Gwamanyagu * Kirushya Mwisenga * Kamilo * Kirushya * Rugenge * Masale * Nyamigango * Mwivuza Murugarama A * Murugarama B * Mundaro A * Mundaro B * Mubayange A * Mubayange B * Mukabenga * Mumaliza {{div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="NgaraDC_StratPlan">{{cite report |title=Ngara District Council Strategic Plan |date=2017 |publisher=Halmashauri ya wilaya ya Ngara |location=Ngara |url=https://ngaradc.go.tz/storage/app/media/uploaded-files/Strategic%20Plan%20Ngara%20DC%20%202017-2020.pdf |access-date=14 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617030914/https://ngaradc.go.tz/storage/app/media/uploaded-files/Strategic%20Plan%20Ngara%20DC%20%202017-2020.pdf |archive-date=17 June 2022 |language=en |url-status=live}}</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 |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="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> }}
Category:Wards of Tanzania
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