Misungwi District | |
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 Misungwi District of Mwanza Region
Administration < District commissioner JOSEPH SAGI SABAYO | |
| Coordinates: 02°51′S 033°05′E / 2.850°S 33.083°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Mwanza Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,579 km2 (996 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 467,867 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Misungwi District is one of the seven districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Nyamagana District and Magu District, to the east by Kwimba District, to the south by Shinyanga Rural District and to the west by Nyang'hwale District and Lake Victoria. Misungwi is often spelled with an extra 's' to make it Missungwi. The administrative centre is in the town of Misungwi.
As of 2012, the population of the Misungwi District was 351,607, of which 30,728 are living in an urban area (Misungwi town).[1]
- ^ "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.