Lufingo
{{Short description|Ward in Mbeya, Tanzania}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Lufingo
| settlement_type = Ward
| pushpin_map = Tanzania
| map_caption = Location of Lufingo
| coordinates = {{coord|9|16|S|33|35|E|display=inline,title|type:adm3rd_region:TZ-source:GNS-enwiki}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Mbeya Region
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Rungwe District
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name3 = Lufingo
| government_type = Council
| population_as_of = 2016
| population_total = 12,286
| population_density_km2 = auto
| area_code = 025
| population_footnotes ={{r|2016_census|p=98}}
| postal_code = 53514
| postal_code_type = Postcode{{r|Mbeya_postcode}}
| timezone = EAT
| utc_offset1 = +3
| website = {{URL|https://rungwedc.go.tz/ |District Website}}
}}
Lufingo is an administrative ward in the Rungwe district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania.
In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 12,286 people in the ward, from 17,166 in 2012 before it was split up.{{r|2016_census|p=98}}{{r|2012_census|p=115}}
Villages and hamlets
The ward has 4 villages, and 22 hamlets.{{r|Mbeya_postcode}}
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- Itete
- Bujonde
- Itete
- Kasanda
- Lufingo
- Mbanganyigale
- Kagwina
- Kandete
- Lumbila
- Masebe
- Soweto
- kagwina
- Kalalo
- Bujinga
- Busango
- Igembe
- Kalalo
- Katumba
- Simike
- Ibabu
- Ipyana
- Itebe
- Kakuyu
- Kasanga
- Majombo
- Malibila
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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=11 September 2022 |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:Wards of Mbeya Region
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