Ludewa is one of 7 districts in the Iringa Region

Iringa Region

Iringa is one of Tanzania's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital is Iringa. The total area is , of which land area is 56,864 km sq and water area is 2,070 km² ....

 in 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 also the name of the capital city of the district which goes by the same name. A hospital is located in the city. It is bordered to the North by the Njombe

Njombe

Njombe is one of the 7 districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Mufindi District, to the South by the Ludewa District, to the East by the Morogoro and Ruvuma Regions, to the West by the Makete District and to the Northwest by the Mbeya Region.According to the...

 and Makete

Makete

Makete is one of the 7 districts of Iringa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North and West by the Mbeya Region, to the East by the Njombe District and to the South by the Ludewa District. It is divided into six divisions and 17 wards. Makete District was founded in 1979 with the policy of...

 Districts, to the East by the Ruvuma Region

Ruvuma Region

Ruvuma is a region in Tanzania. It is named after the Ruvuma River which forms most of its southern boundary with Mozambique. It is also bordered to the North by the Morogoro Region, to the Northeast by the Lindi Region, to the East by the Mtwara Region and to the Northwest by the Iringa Region. ...

 and to the South by Malawi

Malawi

The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...

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According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the Ludewa District had a population of 128,155.http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/ludewa.htm

Wards

The Ludewa District is administratively divided into 22 wards:

• Ibumi
• Iwela
• Kilondo
• Luana
• Ludende
• Ludewa
• Lugarawa
• Luilo
• Lumbila
• Lupanga
• Lupingu
• Madilu
• Madope
• Makonde
• Manda
• Masasi
• Mavanga
• Mawengi
• Milo
• Mkomang'ombe
• Mundindi
• Mlangali
• Mkongobaki