Morogoro Rural District

Morogoro Rural District
Wilaya ya Morogoro Vijijini
Morogoro District of Morogoro Region
Morogoro District of Morogoro Region
Coordinates: 06°54′S 037°54′E / 6.900°S 37.900°E / -6.900; 37.900
Country Tanzania
RegionMorogoro Region
Area
 • Total
12,457 km2 (4,810 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
387,736
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)

Morogoro Rural District (Swahili: Wilaya ya Morogoro Vijijini) is one of the six districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. Morogoro Rural District covers 19,056 square kilometres (7,358 sq mi).[1] It is bordered to the north and east by the Pwani Region, to the south by Kilombero District, to the southwest by the Kilosa District and to the west by the Mvomero District and the Morogoro Urban District.

As of 2012, the population of the Morogoro Rural District was 286,248.[2] By 2022, the population had grown to 387,736.[3]

  1. ^ "Morogoro Region Socio-Economic Profile" (PDF). The Planning Commission, Dar es Salaam, and The Regional Commissioner's Office, Morogoro. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 Population and Housing General Report: Morogoro: Urban". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.
  3. ^ "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.