Magu District | |
|---|---|
 Magu District of Mwanza Region | |
| Coordinates: 02°35′S 033°26′E / 2.583°S 33.433°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Mwanza Region |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,517 km2 (586 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 421,119 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| UFI | -2567436 |
Magu District[1] is one of the seven districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania, East Africa. Its administrative centre is the town of Magu on the Simiyu River. It is bordered to the north by Lake Victoria and Busega District, to the east by Bariadi District, to the south by Itilima District, Maswa District, Kwimba District and Misungwi District, and to the west by the city of Mwanza, which consists of Nyamagana District and Ilemela District.
As of 2022, the population of Magu was 421,119.[2][3] This is not much more than the district's population in 2002, when the number was 416,113,[4] due to the fact that the district was split up in 2012 and about half of the original Magu district is now part of the new Busega District, Simiyu Region.[5]
- ^ Magu District (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "2002 Population and Housing Census: General Report: Mwanza: Magu". Archived from the original on 18 March 2004.
- ^ "Tanzania: New Regions, Districts Will Facilitate Service Provision". All Africa. Retrieved 1 December 2015.