Sunuka is an administrative ward in Uvinza District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 799 km2 (308 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 930 m (3,050 ft).[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 39,651 people in the ward, from 36,023 in 2012.[4][1]: 127 [5]: 151
Sunuka
Kata ya Sunuka (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
| Kata ya Sunuka, Wilaya ya Uvinza | |
  Sunuka Location of Sunuka | |
| Coordinates: 5°20′56.04″S 29°47′16.08″E / 5.3489000°S 29.7878000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Kigoma Region |
| District | Uvinza District |
| Area | |
• Total | 799 km2 (308 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 930 m (3,050 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 39,651 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 47608 |
Villages / neighborhoods
editThe ward has 5 villages and 24 hamlets.[4]
- Kirando
- Kirando
- Msehezi
- Nyamamba
- Nyamkima
- Nyamsimbi
- Lyabusende
- Kabongo
- Lyabusende
- Mtakuja
- Karago
- Kanywangili
- Kitekati
- Kitentakuja
- Legezamwendo
- Mviga
- Mwamko
- Sunuka
- Kinyaba
- Lulinga
- Mafundikani
- Msombwezi
- Sunuka
- Songambele
- Anzerani
- Gagwe
- Gambazi
- Ilolo
- Nyandiga
References
edit- ^ a b 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. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "Sunuka Elevation".
- ^ a b "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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