Namtumbo is one of the 5 districts of 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. ...

 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 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....

, to the East by the Tunduru District

Tunduru

Tunduru is one of the 5 districts of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Lindi Region, to the East by the Mtwara Region, to the South by Mozambique and to the West by the Namtumbo District....

, to the South by Mozambique

Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

 and to the East by the Songea Urban

Songea Urban

Songea Urban is one of the 5 districts of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Songea Rural District, to the East by the Namtumbo District, to the South by Mozambique and to the West by the Mbinga District....

 and Songea Rural

Songea Rural

Songea Rural is one of the 5 districts of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Morogoro Region, to the East by the Namtumbo District, to the South by the Songea Urban District, to the West by the Mbinga District and to the Northwest by the Iringa Region.According to the...

Districts.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Namtumbo District was 185,131.http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/namtumbo.htm

Wards

The Namtumbo District is administratively divided into 13 wards:

• Kitanda
• Ligera
• Luchili
• Luegu
• Lusewa
• Magazini
• Matimira
• Mgombasi
• Mkongo
• Msindo
• Namabengo
• Namtumbo
• Rwinga

Sources

• Namtumbo District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census