Kitangiri

{{Short description|Ward in Ilemela, Mwanza, Tanzania}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2022}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Kitangiri

| native_name = Kata ya Kitangiri

| native_name_lang = sw

| settlement_type = Ward

| image_skyline = The Sparkling Bridge of Furahisha Mwanza.jpg

| image_caption = Night view of Furahisha bridge which is located near the rock city mall in Kitangiri.

| pushpin_map = Tanzania

| map_caption = Location of Kitangiri

| coordinates = {{coord|2.484705|S|32.889161|E|display=inline,title|type:adm3rd_region:TZ-source:google_maps}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Mwanza Region

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Ilemela District

| subdivision_type3 = Ward

| subdivision_name3 = Kitangiri

|leader_title = District Executive Director

|leader_name = John P. Wanga

|leader_title1 = MP

|leader_name1 = Angeline Mabula

|leader_title2 = Mayor

|leader_name2 = Renatus Bahame Mulunga

|leader_title3 = Councilor

|leader_name3 = John Mwita Nyamuhanga

| population_as_of = 2016

| population_total = 23,432

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = {{r|2016_census|p=144}}

| postal_code = 33220

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| timezone = EAT

| utc_offset = +3

}}

Kitangiri is an administrative ward in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania. In 2002, the ward had a total population of 14,282 according to the national Census of 2002 this was before split from Nyamagana District on 1 October 2012 as Ilemela becomes a District Council where given total of 20 wards. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 23,432 people in the ward, from 20,802 in 2012.{{r|2002_census|p=}}{{r|2012_census|p=179}}{{r|2016_census|p=144}}

Villages

The ward has 8 villages.{{r|Mwanza_postcode|p=}}

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  • Jiwe Kuu
  • Kitangiri Kati
  • Kitangiri A
  • Kitangiri B
  • Medical Research
  • Mihama
  • Kileleni
  • Mwinuko

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References

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{{Cite web |url=http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/ilemela.htm |title=Ilemela census 2002 |access-date=18 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118145935/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/ilemela.htm |archive-date=18 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite web |title=Mwanza Postcodes |url=https://www.tcra.go.tz/uploads/text-editor/files/Mwanza%2033000_1622732924.pdf |publisher=Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729090149/https://www.tcra.go.tz/uploads/text-editor/files/Mwanza%2033000_1622732924.pdf |archive-date=29 July 2022 |language=en |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}}

{{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}}

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Category:Wards of Mwanza Region

Category:Ilemela District

Category:Constituencies of Tanzania

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