Njombe
Encyclopedia
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 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Njombe District was 420,348.http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/njombe.htm
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 ....
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 Mufindi District
Mufindi
Mufindi is one of the 7 districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Kilolo and Iringa Urban Districts, to the South by the Njombe District, to the East by the Morogoro Region and to the West by the Singida Region....
, to the South by the Ludewa District
Ludewa
Ludewa is one of 7 districts in the Iringa Region in Tanzania. 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...
, to the East by the Morogoro
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....
and Ruvuma
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. ...
Regions, to the West by the Makete District
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...
and to the Northwest by the Mbeya Region
Mbeya Region
Mbeya is one of Tanzania's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital is Mbeya. It is bordered to the northwest by Tabora Region, to the northeast by Singida Region, to the East by Iringa Region, to the South by Zambia and Malawi and to the West by Rukwa Region...
.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Njombe District was 420,348.http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/njombe.htm
Wards
The Njombe District is administratively divided into 25 wards:- IdambaIdambaIdamba is a town and ward in Njombe district in the Iringa Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands.Its population according to the 2002 Tanzanian census is 7,284....
- Igongolo
- Igosi
- Ikondo
- Ikuna
- Ilembula
- Imalinyi
- Iwungilo
- Kidegembye
- Kifanya
- Luduga
- Lupembe
- Luponde
- Mahongole
- MakambakoMakambakoMakambako is a medium-sized town and ward in Njombe district in the Iringa Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands, located roughly 40 miles north of Njombe city by road. It is located at junction of the A104 and B4 roads between Njombe, Iringa, and Mbeya...
- Matola
- Mdandu
- Mtwango
- Njombe Mjini
- Saja
- Usuka
- Uwemba
- Wangama
- Wanging'ombe
- YakobiYakobiYakobi is a town and ward in Njombe district in the Iringa Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands.Its population according to the 2002 Tanzanian census is 5,904....