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

{{Infobox settlement <!--See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields that may be available and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name = Rugongwe | native_name = <small>Kata ya Rugongwe</small> | native_name_lang = sw | settlement_type = Ward <!-- images and maps -----------> | pushpin_map = Tanzania | map_caption = Location of Rugongwe <!-- Location ------------------> | coordinates = {{coord|3.893|S|30.486|E|display=inline,title|type:adm3rd_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 | subdivision_type3 = Ward | subdivision_name3 = Rugongwe | leader_title1 = MP | leader_name1 = Atashasta Justus Nditiye | leader_title2 = Chairman | leader_name2 = Simon Kanguye Kagoli | leader_title3 = Councilor | leader_name3 = Evaristo Masigo Bidaga <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_as_of = 2016 | population_total = 29,990 | population_footnotes = {{r|2016_census|p=125}} | postal_code = 47405 | postal_code_type = Postcode | timezone = EAT | utc_offset = +3 }}

'''Rugongwe''' is an administrative ward within Muhambwe Constituency in Kibondo District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 29,990 people in the ward, from 27,246 in 2012.{{r|Kigoma_postcode}}{{r|2016_census|p=125}}{{r|2012_census|p=147}}

== Villages / neighborhoods == The ward has 5 villages and 48 hamlets.{{r|Kigoma_postcode}} {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * Kichananga ** Kumekucha ** Maendeleo ** Mkogabo ** Mlimani ** Mnazi mmoja ** Mrema ** Nyakichacha ** Nyashimba ** Nyerenda * Magarama ** Iogoza ** Kahobe ** Kisanda ** Mahaha ** Mnyankoni ** Msamahe ** Nyabwai ** Nyamiheno ** Rubumba ** Sozafyisi * Kigaga ** Kayogolo ** Kigaga A ** Kigaga B ** Kinani ** Maga ** Mpome ** Nyeseke ** Ruzunzangoma ** Sakunyange * Kigina ** Bambaziba ** Ingele ** Karole ** Kigina ** Kishindwi ** Malimbi ** Mlinyi ** Mshenyi ** Rubumba ** Rusunwe * Kisogwe ** Kumnazi ** Kumwelulo A ** Kumwelulo B ** Nyabwa A ** Nyabwa B ** Nyambilembi B ** Nyambilembi C ** Nyamilembi A ** Nyesato ** Rubura {{div col end}}

==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="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> }}

{{Authority control}} Category:Kibondo District Category:Wards of Kigoma Region Category:Constituencies of Tanzania {{Kigoma-geo-stub}}