Ilemela District

Ilemela District
Wilaya ya Ilemela (Swahili)
District
Ilemela District of Mwanza Region
Ilemela District of Mwanza Region
Coordinates: 02°35′S 32°55′E / 2.583°S 32.917°E / -2.583; 32.917
Country Tanzania
RegionMwanza Region
DistrictIlemela District
HeadquartersMwanza
Government
 • TypeCouncil
 • ChairmanRenatus Mulunga
 • DirectorMhandisi Modest Joseph Apolinary
Area
 • Total
255.4 km2 (98.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1][2]: 144 
 • Total
509,687
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zoneEAT
Postcode
332xx
Area code028
WebsiteDistrict Website
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Ilemela District is one of the seven districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania with a postcode number 33200.[3] It is bordered to the north and west by Lake Victoria, to the east by Magu District, and to the south by Nyamagana District. Part of the region's capital, the town of Mwanza, is within Ilemela District.[4] The district commission's office is located in Buswelu area of Mwanza town.

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 386,361 people in the district, from 343,001 in 2012.[5]: 179 [2]: 144 

Mwanza International Airport is located in Ilemela District.

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Ilemela Municipality
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