Kigoma Rural District

Kigoma
Wilaya ya Kigoma (Swahili)
District
Fishing boat in Kalalangabo village, Kagongo Ward, Kigoma District
Fishing boat in Kalalangabo village, Kagongo Ward, Kigoma District
Nickname: 
Home to Gombe National Park
Kigoma District in Kigoma Region
Kigoma District in Kigoma Region
Coordinates: 04°41′26.88″S 29°42′49.68″E / 4.6908000°S 29.7138000°E / -4.6908000; 29.7138000
Country Tanzania
RegionKigoma Region
Area
 • Total967.7 km2 (373.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]: 125 
 • Total267,712
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
DemonymDistrict Kigoman
Postcode
472xx
Area code028
WebsiteDistrict Website
Mtatanga village, Kagongo Ward, Kigoma District
Farms in Kagongo Ward

Kigoma District is one of the eight administrative districts of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The district lies north of the city of Kigoma-Ujiji. Uvinza District, to the west and south of Ujiji, was split off from the Kigoma District in 1 July, 2013.[2]

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