Nyasa District

Nyasa
Wilaya ya Nyasa (Swahili)
Road to Mbamba Bay
Road to Mbamba Bay
Location in Ruvuma Region
Location in Ruvuma Region
Coordinates: 11°18′40″S 34°53′56″E / 11.31103°S 34.89892°E / -11.31103; 34.89892
Country Tanzania
RegionRuvuma Region
DistrictNyasa District
Established8 March 2013
HeadquartersMbamba Bay
Government
 • TypeCouncil
 • ChairmanStewart J. Nombo
 • DirectorJimson Peter Mhagama
Population
 (2022)
 • Total191,193
Time zoneEAT
Postcode
57xxx
Area code025
WebsiteDistrict Website

Nyasa District is a district of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania.

In 2022 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics census report there were 191,193 people in the district, from 146,160 in 2012.[1][2][3]

The district has 3 divisions, 20 wards, and 84 villages.[4]

  1. ^ "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. ^ 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Nyasa District Council Data" (in Swahili). Ruvuma Region. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.