The Serengeti District is one of the five districts in the Mara Region

Mara Region

Mara is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. The region is named after the Mara River. Musoma serves as the Region's capital.The neighbouring regions are Mwanza and Shinyanga , Arusha and Kagera . To the north east, it borders the Republic of Kenya...

 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 home to part of the world-famous Serengeti National Park

Serengeti

The Serengeti ecosystem is a geographical region in Africa. It is located in north Tanzania and extends to south-western Kenya between latitudes 1 and 3 S and longitudes 34 and 36 E. It spans some ....

 and contains the Western Gate to the park. It is bordered to the South by the Mwanza Region

Mwanza Region

Mwanza Region is one of the regions of Tanzania. Its capital is Mwanza, which is also Tanzania's second city.The neighbouring regions are Kagera to the west, Shinyanga to the south, and Mara to the east...

, to the West by the Musoma Rural

Musoma Rural

Musoma Rural is one of the six districts of the Mara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Tarime and Musoma Urban Districts, to the East by the Serengeti District, to the South by the Bunda District and to the West by Lake Victoria....

 and Bunda

Bunda

Bunda may refer to:* Bunda , a sheepskin cape from Hungary and Romania* Bunda District, Tanzania* Robert Bunda* Xi Aquarii, a star of Aquarius* Bunda, a slang term for the buttocks...

 Districts, to the Northeast by Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 and to the East by the Arusha Region

Arusha Region

Arusha is one of Tanzania's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital and largest city is Arusha. Other towns include Monduli, just west of Arusha, Longido and Loliondo to the north, Mto Wa Mbu and Karatu to the west and Usa River to the east...

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According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Serengeti District was 176,609. http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/serengeti.htm

Wards

The Serengeti District is administratively divided into 18 wards:

• Busawe
• Ikoma
• Issenye
• Kebanchabancha
• Kenyamonta
• Kisaka
• Kisangura
• Kyambahi
• Machochwe
• Manchira
• Mugumu Mjini
• Natta
• Nyamatare
• Nyambureti
• Nyamoko
• Rigicha
• Ring'wani
• Rung'abure

Sources

• Serengeti District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census