Newala District, Mtwara
District in Mtwara, Tanzania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Newala is one of the five districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the west by the Masasi District, to the east by the Tandahimba District, to the south by Newala Town, and to the north by the Tandahimba and Masasi Districts. The district is home the Miyuyu Forest Reserve.
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Newala
Wilaya ya Newala (Swahili) | |
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Coordinates: 10.62°S 39.29°E / -10.62; 39.29 | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Mtwara Region |
District | Newala District |
Government | |
• Type | Council |
• Chairman | Ladda Mfaume Tamimu |
• Director | Duncan Golden Thebas |
Population | |
• Total | 122,072 |
Time zone | EAT |
Postcode | 21xxx |
Area code | 023 |
Website | District website |
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In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 122,072 people in the ward, from 205,492 in 2012. The decrease due to the creation of the town council in 2014. Most of the inhabitants are from the Makonde tribe.[1]: 77 [2]: 89