Buhingu
Buhingu
Kata ya Buhingu (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
| Kata ya Buhingu, Wilaya ya Uvinza | |
  Buhingu Location of Buhingu | |
| Coordinates: 6°0′29.88″S 29°49′28.2″E / 6.0083000°S 29.824500°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Kigoma Region |
| District | Uvinza District |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,657 km2 (640 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 901 m (2,956 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,682 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 47603 |
Buhingu is an administrative ward in Uvinza District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 1,673 km2 (646 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 901 m (2,956 ft).[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 18,682 people in the ward, from 16,973 in 2012.[1]: 127 [4]: 151
Villages / neighborhoods
[edit]The ward has 4 villages and 15 hamlets.[5]
- Kalilani
- Kabukuyungu
- Kalolwa
- Katumba
- Mahasa
- Nkonkwa
- Kashela
- Katembwe
- Katumbi
- Kariakoo
- Minago
- Mteme
- Tunde
- Buhingu
- Buhingu A
- Buhingu B
- Madukani
- Rubundui
- Vilongwa
References
[edit]- ^ a b 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "Buhingu Elevation".
- ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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