Songea District

Songea Urban District is one of the five districts in the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Songea Rural District, to the east by the Namtumbo District, to the south by Mozambique and to the west by the Mbinga District.

Songea
District
location in Ruvuma Region
Country	Tanzania
Region	Ruvuma Region
Area
• Total	578.3 km2 (223.3 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	286,285
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)

According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Songea Urban District was 286,285.^[1]

Wards

The Songea Urban District is administratively divided into 21 wards:

• Bombambili
• Lizaboni
• Majengo
• Matarawe
• Mateka
• Matogoro
• Mfaranyaki
• Misufini
• Mletele
• Mshangano
• Ruhuwiko
• Ruvuma
• Songea Mjini
• Subira
• Tanga
• Mwengemshindo
• Lilambo
• Seedfarm
• Ndilimalitembo
• Msamala
• Mjimwema