Chunya District

Chunya District is one of the seven districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Tabora Region, to the northeast by Singida Region, to the east by Mbarali District, to the south by Mbeya Rural District, and to the west by Songwe District.

Chunya
District
Chunya District of Mbeya Region
Country	Tanzania
Region	Mbeya Region
Area
• Total	17,505 km2 (6,759 sq mi)
Population  (2022 Census)
• Total	344,471
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
• Religions	Christianity

According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Chunya District was 344,471.^[1][2]

In 2006, the District Commissioner of Chunya District was Frank Uhahula.^[3]

In 2015, Songwe District was split from the western part of Chunya District and integrated into the newly created Songwe Region.^[4]

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Chunya District had two constituencies:^[5]

• Lupa Constituency
• Songwe Constituency

Songwe Constituency is now contained within Songwe District.^[4]

As for now Chunya District has two divisions which are Kiwanja Division and Lupa Division.

Wards

Chunya District is administratively divided into twenty wards:^[6]: 96

• Bwawani (7,524)
• Chalangwa (8,831)
• Chokaa (16,782)
• Ifumbo (7,209)
• Itewe (6,465)
• Kambikatoto (7,815)
• Kasanga (2,728)
• Lualaje (4,745)
• Lupa (8,396)
• Mafyeko (10,370)
• Makongolosi (12,442)
• Mamba (10,563)
• Matundasi (10,445)
• Matwiga (9,852)
• Mbugani (9,626)
• Mkola (6,407)
• Mtanila (9,601)
• Nkung'ungu (5,750)
• Sangambi (10,770)
• Upendo (6,478)