Busale
{{Short description|Ward in Kyela, Mbeya, Tanzania}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Busale
| native_name = Kata ya Busale
| native_name_lang = sw
| settlement_type = Ward
| pushpin_map = Tanzania#Africa
| pushpin_relief = yes
| map_caption = Location of Busale
| coordinates = {{coord|9.45|S|33.72|E|display=title,inline|type:adm3rd_region:TZ-source:google_maps}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Mbeya Region
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Mbeya Urban
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name3 = Busale
| population_as_of = 2016
| population_total = 10190
| population_footnotes = {{r|2016_census|p=96}}
| postal_code = 53709
| postal_code_type = Postcode{{r|Mbeya_postcode}}
| timezone = EAT
| utc_offset = +3
}}
Busale is a rural ward in Kyela District of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. It is also one of the more populous wards in the district. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 10,190 people in the ward, from 9,246 in 2012.{{r|2016_census|p=96}}{{r|2012_census|p=114}}
Located in the western part of Kyela District, Busale is bordered by three wards in the district: Ngana to the south and southwest, Itope to the south and southeast, and Ipande to the east. It is also bordered by Ileje District to the north and to the west.
Villages / vitongoji
The ward has 5 villages and 20 vitongoji.{{r|Mbeya_postcode}}
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- Busale
- Busale
- Kabale
- Kanyasi
- Lupakano
- Nyibuko
- Sumbi
- Busoka
- Busoka
- Chivanje
- Ngokoto
- Ikomelo
- Busoka
- Ikombe
- Itembe
- Mahenge
- Lema
- Katyongoli
- Kubuguru
- Mafiga
- Sokoni
- Masoko
- Lwangwa
- Mwati
- Sanu
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References
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{{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}}
{{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}}
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Category:Populated places in Mbeya Region
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