Luwalaje
{{Short description|Ward in Chunya, Mbeya, Tanzania}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Luwalaje
| native_name = Kata ya Luwalaje
| native_name_lang = sw
| settlement_type = Ward
| pushpin_map = Tanzania
| map_caption = Location of Luwalaje
| coordinates = {{coord|7.912|S|33.549|E|display=inline,title|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 = Chunya District
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name3 = Luwalaje
| population_as_of = 2016
| population_total = 4745
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_footnotes = {{r|2016_census|p=96}}
| postal_code = 53822
| postal_code_type = Postcode{{r|Mbeya_postcode}}
| timezone = EAT
| utc_offset = +3
}}
Luwalaje, also known as Lualaje,{{efn|name=official}} is an administrative ward in the Chunya district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania.
In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 4,745 people in the ward, from 4,305 in 2012.{{r|2016_census|p=96}}{{r|2012_census|p=112}}
Villages / vitongoji
The ward has 2 villages and 14 vitongoji.{{r|Mbeya_postcode}}
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- Lualaje
- Ikingo
- Itete
- Kabuta
- Kiseru
- Kitakwa
- Mpembe Magh.
- Muungano
- Sumbwe
- Mwiji
- Isote
- Mtakuja
- Mwiji A
- Mwiji B
- Mwiji C
- Mwiji D
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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:Wards of Mbeya Region
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