Uwemba
{{Short description|Ward in Njombe, Iringa, Tanzania}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Uwemba
| native_name = Kata ya Uwemba
| native_name_lang = sw
| settlement_type = Ward
| image_skyline = Uwemba Benedictine monastery.jpg
| image_caption = Uwemba monastery
| pushpin_map = Tanzania
| map_caption = Location of Uwemba
| coordinates = {{coord|9.474839|S|34.786409|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_name2 = Njombe District
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name3 = Uwemba
| population_as_of = 2016
| population_total = 9,187
| timezone = EAT
| utc_offset = +3
}}
Uwemba is a town and ward in Njombe District in the Iringa Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands. Uwemba has a big [http://www.missionsbenediktiner.de/ntest/cms/kategorie/detail.php?artikelid=69&parentid=1 Benedictines] monastery and Secondary school. Economic activities includes agriculture (farming Irish potatoes, maize, wheat) and business.
In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 9,187 people in the ward, from 8,900 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}}