Kigoma Ward

Kigoma is an administrative ward in Kigoma-Ujiji District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 4 km² (1.5 sq mi),^[2] and has an average elevation of 789 m (2,589 ft).^[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 7,604 people in the ward, from 6,908 in 2012.^{[1]: 123 [4]: 150}

Kigoma Kata ya Kigoma (Swahili)
Ward
Kata ya Kigoma, Wilaya ya Kigoma-Ujiji
Kigoma Habor, Kigoma Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji District
Kigoma
Coordinates: 4°52′56.6″S 29°39′41.4″E / 4.882389°S 29.661500°E / -4.882389; 29.661500
Country	Tanzania
Region	Kigoma Region
District	Kigoma-Ujiji District
Area
• Total	4 km^2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation	789 m (2,589 ft)
Population  (2016)^[1]^: 123
• Total	7,604
• Density	1,900/km^2 (4,900/sq mi)
Tanzanian Postal Code	47101

Church in Kigoma Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji District

Sunrise and Coconuts in Kigoma Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji District

Villages / neighborhoods

The ward has 4 neighborhoods.^[5]

• Katonga
• Lumumba
• Mji Mwema
• Shede

References

1. 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2016-04-01. (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
2. "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
3. "Kigoma Elevation".
4. 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2013-03-01. (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
5. "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.