Sumbawanga District

Sumbawanga Urban District is one of the four districts in the Rukwa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Lake Rukwa, to the east by the Mbeya Region, to the south by the Sumbawanga Rural District and to the west by the Nkasi District. The district (and regional) capital is Sumbawanga.

Sumbawanga Urban District
District
location in Rukwa Region
Country	Tanzania
Region	Rukwa Region
Area
• Total	1,374 km2 (531 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	303,986
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Sumbawanga Urban District was 209,793.^[2]

Wards

The Sumbawanga Urban District is administratively divided into fifteen wards:^[3]

1. Chanji
2. Izia
3. Kasense
4. Katandala
5. Kizwite/Chanji
6. Majengo
7. Malangali
8. Matanga
9. Mazwi
10. Milanzi
11. Mollo
12. Ntendo
13. Old Sumbawanga
14. Pito
15. Senga