Mafinga

Mafinga
Mji wa Mafinga
Tuamini farmers in Mafinga, Tanzania
Tuamini farmers in Mafinga, Tanzania
Mafinga Town District of Iringa Region
Mafinga Town District of Iringa Region
Coordinates: 8°17′48″S 35°17′45″E / 8.29677105°S 35.29576776°E / -8.29677105; 35.29576776
Country Tanzania
RegionIringa Region
Government
 • TypeCouncil
Area
 • Total953 km2 (368 sq mi)
Elevation
1,871 m (6,138 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total74,963
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
WebsiteDistrict Website

Mafinga Town Council is one of the five districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania.[1][2]

In 2016, the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 74,963 people in the town; this is up from 51,902 in 2012.[3][4]

  1. ^ Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Tanzania: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.