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Kandaga, Uvinza

Coordinates: 4°57′7.92″S 29°50′35.52″E / 4.9522000°S 29.8432000°E / -4.9522000; 29.8432000
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Kandaga
Kata ya Kandaga (Swahili)
Kata ya Kandaga, Wilaya ya Uvinza
Rock art in Kandaga
Rock art in Kandaga
Kandaga is located in Tanzania
Kandaga
Kandaga
Location of Kandaga
Coordinates: 4°57′7.92″S 29°50′35.52″E / 4.9522000°S 29.8432000°E / -4.9522000; 29.8432000
Country Tanzania
RegionKigoma Region
DistrictUvinza District
Area
 • Total
168.7 km2 (65.1 sq mi)
Elevation
954 m (3,130 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]: 127 
 • Total
26,083
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3
Tanzanian Postal Code
47607

Kandaga is an administrative ward in Uvinza District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 168.7 km2 (65.1 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 954 m (3,130 ft).[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 26,083 people in the ward, from 23,696 in 2012.[1]: 127 [4]: 151 [5]

Villages / hamlets

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The ward has 5 villages and 37 hamlets.[5]

  • Kalenge
    • Hudumani
    • Kibingwe
    • Kilemba
    • Kinombe
    • Majengo
    • Nyanzali
    • Shuza
  • Kandaga
    • Hudumani
    • Kafunzo
    • Kagunga A
    • Kagunga B
    • Kalinzi A
    • Kalinzi B
    • Nyamponda
  • Kazuramimba
    • Kidea
    • Kilelema A
    • Kilelema B
    • Kilelema C
    • Rubona A
    • Rubona B
    • Rubona C
    • Tambukareli Magharibi
    • Tambukareli Mashariki
  • Mlela
    • Bitale A
    • Bitale B
    • Ibolelo
    • Kataragusa
    • Kayana
    • Kitelema
    • Nyamabuye
  • Nyanganga
    • Hudumani
    • Majengo
    • Mibangani A
    • Mibangani B
    • Mzungwe
    • Nyabulamba

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "Kandaga Elevation".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.