Liwale is one of the 6 districts of the Lindi Region

Lindi Region

Lindi is one of Tanzania's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital is also called Lindi.The Lindi region borders on Pwani, Morogoro, Ruvuma, and Mtwara. Much of the western part of the region is in the Selous Game Reserve....

 of Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

. It is bordered to the North by the Pwani Region

Pwani Region

Pwani is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. Kibaha serves as the region's capital. The region is bordered to the North by the Tanga Region, to the East by Dar-es-Salaam and the Indian Ocean, to the South by the Lindi Region and to the West by the Morogoro Region...

, to the East by the Kilwa District, to the South by the Ruangwa District

Ruangwa

Ruangwa is one of the 6 districts of the Lindi Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Liwale District, to the South by the Nachingwea District and to the West by the Morogoro Region....

 and to the West by the Morogoro Region

Morogoro Region

Morogoro Region is one of the regions of Tanzania. Its capital is Morogoro. It is bordered to the North by the Tanga Region, to the East by the Pwani and Lindi Regions, to the South by the Ruvuma Region and to the West by the Iringa and Dodoma Regions....

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According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Liwale District was 75,546.

Wards

The Liwale District is administratively divided into 16 wards:

• Barikiwa
• Kiang'ara
• Kibutuka
• Kimambi
• Liwale 'B'
• Liwale Mjini
• Makata
• Mangirikiti
• Mbaya
• Mihumo
• Mirui
• Mkutano (English meaning: meeting)
• Mlembwe
• Mpigamiti
• Nangano
• Ngongowele