Matema

This article is about a ward in Tanzania. For the island in the Solomon Islands, see Matema Island.

Matema is a town in southwestern Tanzania. The town is primarily a fishing village with some agriculture. It is located on the northern tip of Lake Nyasa and is 90 kilometres (straight-line distance) south-east of Mbeya.In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 10,304 people in the ward, from 17,103 in 2012.^{[1]: 96 [3]: 114}

Matema Kata ya Matema
Ward
Matema beach
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Coordinates: 9°29′30″S 34°02′0″E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Mbeya Region
District	Mbeya Urban
Ward	Matema
Population  (2016)[1]: 96
• Total	10,304
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode[2]	53715

Villages / vitongoji

The ward has 3 villages and 12 vitongoji.^[2]

• Ikombe
  • Busisya
  • Ikunda
  • Isimba
  • Lyulilo
  • Njisi
• Kisyosyo
  • Busona
  • Kisyosyo
  • Lusonjo
• Matema
  • Bulinda
  • Ibungu
  • Itukisyo
  • Matema