Tarime is one of the five districts of 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 was previously known as the North Mara District. It is bordered from the north to east by the 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...

 districts of :Migori (NW), the Trans Mara and Kisii

Kisii District

Kisii District is a district in the Nyanza Province in southwestern Kenya. Its capital town is Kisii. The district is inhabited mostly by the Gusii people.- Subdivisions :The County has 4 electoral Constituencies:*Bonchari Constituency...

 and to the east by Masai Mara

Masai Mara

The Maasai Mara National Reserve is a large game reserve in south-western Kenya, which is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania...

. To the south it is bordered across the Mara River

Mara River

The Mara River is a river in Africa, flowing through Kenya and Tanzania, and lies across the migration path of ungulates in the Serengeti/Masai Mara game reserves....

 by the Musoma Urban

Musoma Urban

Musoma Urban is one of the five districts of the Mara Region of Tanzania. The district seat and regional capitol is Musoma. The district is bordered by the Tarime District to the North, Lake Victoria to the West, and the Musoma Rural District to the South and East.According to the 2002 Tanzania...

, 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 Serengeti

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 ....

 Districts, and to the West by the district of Rorya

Rorya

Rorya is a district in Mara Region, United Republic of Tanzania. The capital of Rorya District is Ingri Juu town. It is a newly-created district previously being part of Tarime district. It is bordered by Tarime district to the east, Musoma Rural district to the south, Lake Victoria to the west,...

.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Tarime District was 492,798. http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/tarime.htm

Wards

The Tarime District is administratively divided into 41 wards:

• Binagi
• Bukura
• Bukwe
• Bumera
• Goribe
• Gorong'a
• Ikoma
• Kemambo
• Kibasuka
• Kigunga
• Kirogo
• Kisumwa
• Kitembe
• Komuge
• Koryo
• Kyang'ombe
• Manga
• Matongo
• Mirare
• Mkoma
• Muriba
• Mwema (English meaning: good person)
• Nyahongo
• Nyakonga
• Nyamagaro
• Nyamtinga
• Nyamunga
• Nyamwaga
• Nyandoto
• Nyanungu
• Nyarero
• Nyarokoba
• Nyathorogo
• Pemba
• Rabour
• Roche
• Sirari
• Susuni
• Tai
• Tarime
• Turwa

Sources

• Tarime District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census