Nguruka

Nguruka Kata ya Nguruka (Swahili)
Ward
Kata ya Nguruka, Wilaya ya Uvinza
Nguruka Location of Nguruka
Coordinates: 5°6′41.76″S 31°2′30.12″E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Kigoma Region
District	Uvinza District
Area
• Total	138 km^2 (53 sq mi)
Elevation	1,062 m (3,484 ft)
Population  (2016)[1]: 127
• Total	29,916
• Density	220/km^2 (560/sq mi)
Tanzanian Postal Code	47602

Nguruka is an administrative ward in Uvinza District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 138 km² (53 sq mi),^[2] and has an average elevation of 1,062 m (3,484 ft).^[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 29,916 people in the ward, from 27,179 in 2012.^{[4][1]: 127 [5]: 151}

Villages / neighborhoods

The ward has 4 villages and 22 hamlets.^[4]

• Bweru Bweru
  • Bweru Kusini
  • Kaguruka
  • Kaskazini
  • Majengo
  • Ruhama
• Itebula
  • Itebula
  • Kalemela
  • Kamfuba
  • Lugongoni
  • Songati A
  • Songati B
• Nguruka
  • Chemchem
  • Mkoronga
  • Nguruka Kaskazini
  • Nguruka Kusini
• Nyangabo
  • Bulilang’ombe
  • Humule
  • Nyangabo Kaskazini
  • Nyangabo Kati
  • Nyangabo Kusini
  • Reli Mpya
  • Zegi

References

1. 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
2. "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
3. "Nguruka Elevation".
4. "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
5. 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.