Mahembe
{{Short description|Ward in Kigoma District, Kigoma Region}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Mahembe
|native_name = {{native phrase|sw|Kata ya Mahembe}}
|official_name = Kata ya Mahembe, Wilaya ya Kigoma
|nickname =
|settlement_type = Ward
|image_skyline =
|caption =
|pushpin_map = Tanzania
|pushpin_label_position =
|map_caption = Location of Mahembe
|coordinates = {{Coord|4|48|36.36|S|29|44|0.96|E|display=title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Kigoma Region
|subdivision_type2 = District
|subdivision_name2 = Kigoma District
|area_total_km2 = 137.8
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 14,435
|population_density_km2 = auto
|elevation_m = 941
|postal_code_type = Tanzanian Postal Code
|postal_code = 47201
}}
Mahembe is an administrative ward in Kigoma District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania.
The ward covers an area of {{cvt|137.8|km2}},{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/lake/admin/|title=Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map}} and has an average elevation of {{cvt|941|m}}.{{Cite web|url=https://elevationmap.net/mahembe-kigoma-tz-1012574366|title=Mahembe Elevation}} In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 14,435 people in the ward, from 22,763 in 2012. Prior to 2014 Nkungwe was a village in the Mahembe Ward before splitting off into is own ward.{{r|Kigoma_postcode}}{{r|2016_census|p=125}}{{r|2012_census|p=147}}
Villages / neighborhoods
The ward has 2 villages and 11 hamlets.{{r|Kigoma_postcode}}
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- Mahembe
- Kagulwe
- Kaloleni
- Kaseke
- Kwisamilo
- Mahembe
- Ndelembela A
- Ndelemela B
- Chankabwimba
- Chankabwimba
- Kabanga
- Kichangachui
- Mshingisha
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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}}
{{cite web |title=Kagera Postcodes |url=https://www.tcra.go.tz/uploads/text-editor/files/Kigoma%2047000_1622732791.pdf |publisher=Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729090138/https://www.tcra.go.tz/uploads/text-editor/files/Kigoma%2047000_1622732791.pdf |archive-date=29 July 2022 |location=Dodoma, Tanzania |language=en |url-status=live}}
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{{Kigoma District}}
Category:Wards of Kigoma Region
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