Iramba District
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Iramba is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of central Tanzania. It is bordered to the Northwest by the Shinyanga Region, to the North by Simiyu Region, to the east by the Mkalama District, to the South by Ikungi District and to the West by the Tabora Region. Its administrative seat is the town of Kiomboi.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the new Iramba District was 236,282.{{cite web|title=Census 2012 |url=http://50.87.153.5/~eastc/sensa/index.php/welcome |website=National Bureau of Statistics |access-date=16 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154228/http://50.87.153.5/~eastc/sensa/index.php/welcome |archive-date= 5 March 2016 }}
According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Iramba District was 328,912.{{Cite web |title=Iramba (District, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/admin/singida/1301__iramba/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}
Language
The natives of the Iramba district are called 'Wanyiramba'(pl., singular: 'Mnyiramba'). Their mother tongue is Kinyiramba, though the majority can also speak Swahili.
Wards 2012
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! Ward[http://www.nbs.go.tz National Bureau of Statistics 2012 Census] | Population | Population - Male | Population - Female | Number of Households | Average Household Size |
| Urughu | 13,380 | 6,566 | 6,814 | 1,840 | 7.3 |
| Mtekente | 16,973 | 8,396 | 8,577 | 2,603 | 6.5 |
| Mtoa | 19,724 | 9,738 | 9,986 | 3,237 | 6.1 |
| Mgongo | 13,041 | 6,377 | 6,664 | 2,013 | 6.5 |
| Shelui | 14,933 | 7,417 | 7,516 | 2,903 | 5.1 |
| Ntwike | 16,977 | 8,461 | 8,516 | 3,154 | 5.4 |
| Tulya | 8,265 | 4,370 | 3,895 | 1,607 | 5.1 |
| Kidaru | 9,727 | 4,849 | 4,878 | 1,559 | 6.2 |
| Kisiriri | 10,686 | 5,294 | 5,392 | 2,335 | 4.6 |
| Kiomboi | 25,375 | 12,270 | 13,105 | 5,598 | 4.5 |
| Kinampanda | 14,870 | 7,308 | 7,562 | 2,960 | 5 |
| Ulemo | 17,174 | 8,407 | 8,767 | 3,584 | 4.8 |
| Kyengege | 7,845 | 3,902 | 3,943 | 1,544 | 5.1 |
| Ndago | 14,453 | 7,195 | 7,258 | 2,953 | 4.9 |
| Mbelekese | 12,678 | 6,364 | 6,314 | 2,272 | 5.6 |
| Kaselya | 9,801 | 4,849 | 4,952 | 1,755 | 5.6 |
| Ndulungu | 10,380 | 5,234 | 5,146 | 1,821 | 5.7 |
Wards 2002
The Iramba District was administratively divided into 34 wards:
- Gumanga
- Ibaga
- Iguguno
- Ilunda
- Javane
- Kaselya
- Kengege
- Kidaru
- Kimpunda
- Kinampanda
- Kinyangiri
- Kiomboi
- Kirondatal
- Kisana
- Kisiriri
- Kyengege
- Mbelekese
- Mpambala
- Msingi (English meaning: Primary or Foundation)
- Mtekente
- Mtoa
- Mwanga
- Mwangeza
- Ndago
- Nduguti
- Nkinto
- Ntwike
- Shati
- Shelui
- Timbwa
- Tulya
- Tumili
- Ulemo
- Urughu
- Urugu
- Usure
- Uwanza
References
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Sources
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060608223829/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/iramba.htm Iramba District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061003123910/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/govdirf.html Tanzanian Government Directory Database]
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