Ukerewe District

Ukerewe District^[2] is one of the seven districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. It is located on Ukerewe Island, Ukara Island and other neighbouring islands within Lake Victoria. The largest settlement and the district's administrative capital is Nansio.

Ukerewe Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Ukerewe (Swahili)
District
Shores of Ukerewe Island.
Ukerewe District of Mwanza Region
Coordinates: 2°03′S 33°01′E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Mwanza Region
District	Ukerewe District
Boroughs	24 wards Bukanda Bukiko Bukindo Bukongo Bukungu Bwiro Bwisya Igala Ilangala Irugwa Kagera Kagunguli Kakerege Mukituntu Muriti Murutunguru Nakatunguru Namagondo Namilembe Nansio Nduruma Ngoma Nkilizya Nyamanga
Population  (2016)[1]: 148
• Total	388,778
Postcode	336xx
Area code	028
UFI	-2574242
Website	District Website

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 388,778 people in the district, from 345,147 in 2012.^{[1]: 148 [3]: 174}

There are several small hotels and guest houses on the island to accommodate visitors.

The district can be accessed by boats operating between Mwanza city and Nansio town in the Island daily. A road connecting the Island with Bunda district in Mara region across the lake Victoria by ferries on the eastern part, can be an ideal route for those wishing not to spend much time in waterways.

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2020 elections Ukerewe District had one constituency:^[4]

• Ukerewe Constituency

Divisions

Ukerewe District is administratively divided into divisions.

Wards

Ukerewe District is administratively divided into twenty-five wards:^{[5][1]: 148}

• Bukanda
• Bukiko
• Bukindo
• Bukongo
• Bukungu
• Bwiro
• Bwisya
• Igalla
• Ilangala
• Irugwa
• Kagera
• Kagunguli
• Kakerege
• Kakuru
• Mukituntu
• Muriti
• Murutunguru
• Nakatunguru
• Namagondo
• Namilembe
• Nansio
• Nduruma
• Ngoma
• Nkilizya
• Nyamanga