Newala is one of the five districts of the Mtwara Region

Mtwara Region

Mtwara is a southern region of Tanzania which has been underdeveloped for a long time: development is constrained by the lack of highway and energy infrastructures. The Dar es Salaam-Kibiti-Lindi-Mtwara road has been improved by the completion of the Mkapa bridge over the Rufiji River...

 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 west by the Masasi District

Masasi

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

, to the east by the Tandahimba District

Tandahimba

Tandahimba is one of the 5 districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the East by the Mtwara Rural District, to the South by Mozambique, to the West by the Newala District, and to the North by the Lindi Region....

, 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 north by the Tandahimba

Tandahimba

Tandahimba is one of the 5 districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the East by the Mtwara Rural District, to the South by Mozambique, to the West by the Newala District, and to the North by the Lindi Region....

 and Masasi

Masasi

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

Districts.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Newala District was 183,930. Most of the inhabitants are from the Makonde tribe.

The District Commissioner is Ali N. Rufunga.

Wards

The Newala District is administratively divided into 20 wards:

• Chilangala
• Chitekete
• Chiwonga
• Kitangari
• Luchingu
• Makote
• Makukwe
• Malatu
• Maputi
• Mchemo
• Mcholi I
• Mcholi II
• Mkoma II
• Mkunye
• Mkwedu
• Mnekachi
• Mnyambe
• Mtopwa
• Namiyonga
• Nanguruwe