Sigunga
Sigunga
Kata ya Sigunga (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
| Kata ya Sigunga, Wilaya ya Uvinza | |
  Sigunga Location of Sigunga | |
| Coordinates: 5°36′44.28″S 29°53′17.88″E / 5.6123000°S 29.8883000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Kigoma Region |
| District | Uvinza District |
| Area | |
• Total | 770.7 km2 (297.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,156 m (3,793 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,335 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 47604 |
Sigunga is an administrative ward in Uvinza District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 770.7 km2 (297.6 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 1,156 m (3,793 ft).[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 12,335 people in the ward, from 20,455 in 2012. Prior to 2014 the Herembe village was a part of Siguna Ward before it split off to form the Herembe Ward.[4][1]: 127 [5]: 151
Villages / neighborhoods
[edit]The ward has 2 villages and 16 hamlets.[4]
- Kaparamsenga
- Itiga Mashariki
- Itigi/Kapara Kaskazini
- Itigi/Kapara Magharibi
- Itigi/Kapara Magharibi
- Kaparamsenga Kusini
- Kaparamsenga Mashariki
- Lusambo
- Pungu
- Sigunga
- Kagwena
- Kahama
- Kahwibili
- Katale
- Kiboko
- Kichangani
- Mgangasima
- Sigoma
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "Sigunga Elevation".
- ^ a b "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ 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.
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