Nguruka
CountryTanzania
RegionKigoma Region
DistrictUvinza District
Area total138 km²
Population as of2016
Population total29916
Elevation1,062 m
Tanzanian Postal Code47602

Nguruka is an administrative ward in Uvinza District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 138 km2 (53 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 1,062 m (3,484 ft).[2] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 29,916 people in the ward, from 27,179 in 2012.[3][4]: 127[5]: 151

Villages / neighborhoods

The ward has 4 villages and 22 hamlets.[3]

  • Bweru Bweru
    • Bweru Kusini
    • Kaguruka
    • Kaskazini
    • Majengo
    • Ruhama
  • Itebula
    • Itebula
    • Kalemela
    • Kamfuba
    • Lugongoni
    • Songati A
    • Songati B
  • Nguruka
    • Chemchem
    • Mkoronga
    • Nguruka Kaskazini
    • Nguruka Kusini
  • Nyangabo
    • Bulilang’ombe
    • Humule
    • Nyangabo Kaskazini
    • Nyangabo Kati
    • Nyangabo Kusini
    • Reli Mpya
    • Zegi

References

  1. ^ "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map"
  2. ^ "Nguruka Elevation"
  3. ^ "Kagera Postcodes". Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived 29 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. ^ 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] (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2016-04-01. Archived 2021-12-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  5. ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas.. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2013-03-01. Archived 2022-03-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-07-03.