Kigoma-Ujiji District

Kigoma-Ujiji
Wilaya ya Kigoma-Ujiji (Swahili)
Kigoma Railway Station, Kigoma Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji District
Kigoma Railway Station, Kigoma Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji District
Kigoma-Ujiji District location within Kigoma Region
Kigoma-Ujiji District location within Kigoma Region
Coordinates: 04°52′56.64″S 29°39′41.4″E / 4.8824000°S 29.661500°E / -4.8824000; 29.661500
Country Tanzania
RegionKigoma Region
CapitalKigoma
Area
 • Total92.7 km2 (35.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total215,458
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
DemonymKigoma-Ujijian
Fishing Boats in Kibirizi Ward
Gombe boats in Kibirizi Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji
Mango Row, Kagera Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji

Kigoma-Ujiji District is one of the eight administrative districts of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of 92.7 km2 (35.8 sq mi).[1] It is bordered to the west by Uvinza District in the south east and to the north by Kigoma District. The western shore of lake Tanganyika surrounds the district on the west. According to the 2012 census, the district has a total population of 215,458.[2]

  1. ^ "Tanzania: Lake Zone(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2022-01-12.