Kyerwa District

Kyerwa District
District

Kyerwa District's location within Kagera Region.
Country Tanzania
Region Kagera Region
Population (2012)
 • Total 321,026

Kyerwa District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is one of the 20 new districts that were formed in Tanzania since 2010; it was split off from Karagwe District.[1] It is bordered to the north by Uganda, to the east by Missenyi District, to the south by Karagwe District and to the west by Rwanda.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Kyerwa District was 321,026.[2]

Transport

Unpaved trunk road T39 from Kayanga in Karagwe District to the Ugandan border passes through Kyerwa District.[3]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Kyerwa District was administratively divided into 18 wards.[2]

Wards

  • Bugomora
  • Businde
  • Isingiro
  • Kaisho
  • Kamuli
  • Kibale
  • Kibingo
  • Kikukuru
  • Kimuli
  • Kyerwa
  • Mabira
  • Murongo
  • Nkwenda
  • Nyakatuntu
  • Rukuraijo
  • Rutunguru
  • Rwabwere
  • Songambele

References

  1. ↑ "New constituencies up for grabs as CUF cries foul". The Citizen. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kagera Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

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