Snapshot of Kilosa District – Administrative Subdivisions and More
Kilosa is one of six districts of Tanzania’s Morogoro District. Its administrative headquarters is the city of Kilosa. It spans an area of 14,918 sq kms (5,760 sq miles). The northern boundary is region of Manyara District, northeast is region of Tanga, east is Mvomero District, southeast is the Morogoro Rural District, south is Kilombero District, southwest is region of Iringa and west is Dodoma Region. The Mikumi National Park is also found in Kilosa.
According to the 2002 Tanzanian census, the population of Kilosa was 489,513.
Kilosa Morogoro Constituencies
For parliamentary elections purposes, Tanzania is split into constituencies. Since the 2015 elections Kilosa had two constituencies namely
- Mikumi Consitutency
- Kilosa Constituency
Kilosa District Divisions
Since 1997 Kilosa District has had 9 administrative divisions which are:
- Ulaya Division, the central part of southern Kilosa District.
- Rudewa Division,
- Mikumi Division
- Masanze Division
- Magole Division
- Kimamba Division
- Kilosa Mijni (municipality)
- Kilosa Division,
- Gairo Division, the northern part of Kilosa District,
Kilosa Wards
In 2002 Kilosa District was split into 46 administrative wards. From 2012 8 wards were reallocated to the newly created Gairo District, these include:
- Mandege
- Gairo
- Chagongwe
- Rubeho
- Kibedya
- Chanjale
- Iyogwe
- Chakwa
The 38 wards that remained in Kilosa from 2012 are the following:
- Chanzuru
- Berega
- Dumila
- Kidete
- Kasiki
- Kidodi
- Kimamba ‘A’
- Kilangali
- Kisanga
- Kimamba ‘B’
- Luhembe
- Lumbiji
- Mabwerebwere
- Lumuma
- Magomeni
- Magole
- Malolo (Tanzania)
- Magubike
- Masanze
- Mamboya
- Mikumi
- Mbumi
- Msowero
- Mkwatani
- Ulaya
- Rudewa
- Vidunda
- Uleling’ombe
- Mamoyo
- Zombo
Transport in Kilosa
Kilosa town has a station located on the Central Line of Tanzanian Railways. It is also an intersection for the branch line to the break-of-gauge trans-shipment terminal in Kidatu.
Education in Kilosa
One of the higher education institutes that is popular and more advance compared to the rest in the district is the Kilosa clinical officers training centre. Find details about the school here on Nacte.go.tz
Kilosa District Map
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