Sumbawanga Rural is one of the 4 districts of the Rukwa Region

Rukwa Region

Rukwa is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. Sumbawanga serves as the region's capital. The region is bordered to the north by Kigoma and Tabora Regions, to the east by Mbeya Region, to the south by Zambia and to the west by Lake Tanganyika which forms a border between the region and the Democratic...

 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 Northeast by the Sumbawanga Urban District

Sumbawanga Urban

Sumbawanga Urban is one of the 4 districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by Lake Rukwa, to the East by the Mbeya Region, to the South by the Sumbawanga Rural District and to the west by the Nkansi District...

, to the South by Zambia

Zambia

Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....

 and to the Northwest by the Nkansi District

Nkansi

Nkansi is one of the 4 districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Mpanda District, to the East by the Sumbawanga Urban District, to the South by the Sumbawanga Rural District and to the West by Lake Tanganyika....

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According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Sumbawanga Rural District was 373,080.

Wards

The Sumbawanga Rural District is administratively divided into 23 wards:

• Kaengesa
• Kalambazite
• Kaoze
• Kasanga
• Katazi
• Kipeta
• Laela
• Legezamwendo
• Lusaka
• Mambwekenya
• Mambwenkoswe
• Matai
• Miangalua
• Milepa
• Mkowe
• Mpui
• Msanzi
• Mtowisa
• Muze
• Mwazye
• Mwimbi
• Sandalula
• Sopa