Nyakato

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

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Nyakato

| native_name = Kata ya Nyakato

| native_name_lang = sw

| settlement_type = Ward

| pushpin_map = Tanzania

| map_caption = Location of Nyakato

| coordinates = {{coord|2.525|S|32.945|E|display=inline,title|type:adm3rd_region:TZ_dim:3000}}

| 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 = Nyakato

| 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 = Wambura Alfred Wambura

| population_as_of = 2016

| population_total = 27,736

| postal_code = 33201

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| population_footnotes =

| timezone = EAT

| utc_offset = +3

}}

Nyakato is an administrative Ward in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 127,736 people in the ward, from 82,348 in 2012 when Nyamagana District split.{{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}}