Mafinga
{{Short description|District of Iringa, Tanzania}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{This article is about|the district of Tanzania||Mafinga (disambiguation)|the district of Zambia|Mafinga District}}{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mafinga
| native_name = Mji wa Mafinga
| native_name_lang = sw
| settlement_type = Ward
| image_skyline = Tuamini farmers, Tanzania (39727889271).jpg
| image_caption = Tuamini farmers in Mafinga, Tanzania
| image_map = Mafinga Town in Iringa 2022.svg
| map_caption = Mafinga Town District of Iringa Region
| coordinates = {{coord|8.29677105|S|35.29576776|E|display=inline,title|type:adm3rd_region:TZ-source:google_maps}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Iringa Region
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name3 = Mafinga
| area_total_km2 = 953
| elevation_m = 1871
| government_type = Council
| population_as_of = 2016
| population_total = 74,963
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = EAT
| utc_offset = +3
| website = {{URL|https://mafingatc.go.tz/ |District Website}}
}}
Mafinga Town Council is one of the five districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania.[http://www.nbs.go.tz/sensa/PDF/Census%20General%20Report%20-%2029%20March%202013_Combined_Final%20for%20Printing.pdf Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502230453/http://www.nbs.go.tz/sensa/PDF/Census%20General%20Report%20-%2029%20March%202013_Combined_Final%20for%20Printing.pdf|date=29 December 29 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/tanzania-admin.php|title=Tanzania: Administrative Division|last=|first=|date=|website=City Population|publisher=|accessdate=December 29, 2018}}
In 2016, the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 74,963 people in the town; this is up from 51,902 in 2012.{{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}}