Nachingwea District, Lindi

Nachingwea District
Wilaya ya Nachingwea
Nachingwea District of Lindi Region
Nachingwea District of Lindi Region
Country Tanzania
ZoneCoastal
RegionLindi
Area
 • Total5,974 km2 (2,307 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total233,655
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
653xx

Nachingwea is a district in the Lindi Region of Tanzania. The district is bordered to the north by the Ruangwa District, to the east by the Lindi Rural District, to the south-east by the Mtwara Region, and to the south-west by the Ruvuma Region.

According to the 2022 national census, the Nachingwea District had a population of 233,655.[1][2]

The district has a hospital, a teachers' training college, a secondary school, four primary schools, a nursery school, and a day care centre. Nachingwea Airport and an army barracks also are in the district. The district was one of the centres for the groundnut scheme in the 1950s.[citation needed][3][4]

The Nachingwea Medal is named after this place.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  2. ^ "Nachingwea District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census". Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
  3. ^ http://www.lands.go.tz/uploads/documents/en/1567769286-LINDI%20MASTER%20PLAN.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ http://nachingweadc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/5b6/c1e/b04/5b6c1eb042b3b841969232.pdf [bare URL PDF]