Kishapu District
District in Tanzania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kishapu District is one of the three districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Maswa District, to the south by the Tabora Region, to the east by the Meatu District and to the west by the Shinyanga Rural and Urban Districts.
Kishapu District | |
|---|---|
 location within Shinyanga Region. | |
| Coordinates: 3.731°S 33.8°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
The open pit Williamson diamond mine (also known as Mwadui mine) is located in Kishapu District.[1]
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of Kishapu District was 240,086.
Kishapu District is administratively divided into 20 wards:
- Bubiki
- Bunambiyu
- Itilima
- Kiloleli
- Kishapu
- Lagana
- Masanga
- Mondo
- Mwadui Luhumbo
- Mwakipoya
- Mwamalasa
- Mwamashele
- Ngofila
- Seke Bugoro
- Shagihilu
- Somagedi
- Songwa
- Talaga
- Uchunga
- Ukenyenge
- mwataga
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