Ushetu District

Ushetu
District
Ushetu District location in the Shinyanga Region
Ushetu District location in the Shinyanga Region
Coordinates: 4°06′24″S 32°24′18″E / 4.1068°S 32.405°E / -4.1068; 32.405
Country Tanzania
RegionShinyanga Region
DistrictUshetu District
Established[1]23 November 2012
HeadquartersKisuke
Government
 • TypeCouncil
 • Chairman[2]Gagi Lala Gagi
 • Director[2]Linno Pius Mwageni
Area
[3][4]: 10 
 • Total5,311 km2 (2,051 sq mi)
 • Water22 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[5]: 132 
 • Total296,515
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode[6]
37xxx
Area code028
WebsiteDistrict Website

Ushetu District is a district council in the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania's lake zone established in 2012. The district lies in west most portion of the region just south and west of the town of Kahama.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference UshetuDC_hist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference UshetuDC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference UshetuDC_data was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference UshetuDC_stratPlan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016_census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Shinyanga_postcode was invoked but never defined (see the help page).