Meatu District

Meatu District CouncilWilaya Ya MeatuHalmashauri ya Wilaya Meatu[1]

Meatu District
District
Coordinates: 03°32′S 34°19′E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Simiyu Region
Population  (2012)
• Total	299,619

Meatu District is one of the five districts of the Simiyu Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Itilima District, to the west by the Maswa District and Shinyanga Region to the east by the Arusha Region, to the southeast by the Manyara Region and to the south by the Singida Region. Its administrative headquarter is the town of Mwanhuzi.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of Meatu District was 248,949.[2]

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Meatu District was 299,619.[3]

Transport

Unpaved Trunk road T37 from Shinyanga to Singida Region passes through the district.[4]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Meatu District was administratively divided into 25 wards.[3]

Wards

Bukundi Imalaseko Itinje Kimali Kisesa

Lingeka Lubiga Mwabuma Mwabusalu Mwabuzo

Mwakisandu Mwamalole Mwamanimba Mwamanongu Mwamishali

Mwandoya Mwangundo Mwanhuzi Mwanjolo Mwanyahina

Mwasengela Nghoboko Nkoma Sakasaka Tindabuligi

Sources

• Meatu District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census

References

1. Meatu District Council. "LGA". meatudc.go.tz/. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
2. "Population by Sex, Number of Households and Average Household Size". Archived from the original on 2006-06-08.
3. "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
4. "Road Networks". Tanroads. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.