Kaliua
Wilaya ya Kaliua | |
|---|---|
 Kaluua District in Tabora Region | |
| Coordinates: 4°54′28″S 31°41′21″E / 4.90775°S 31.689233°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Tabora Region |
| District | Kaliua |
| Established | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Kaliua town |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council |
| • Chairman | Japhael Masanja Lufungija |
| • Director | Jerry Daimon Mwaga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,050 km2 (5,420 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,105 m (3,625 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 442,182 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EAT |
| Postcode | 45xxx |
| Area code | 026 |
| Website | District Website |
Kaliua District is one of the seven districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Kahama and Ushetu Districts, to the east by Uyui District and Urambo District, to the south by Katavi Region and to the west by Uvinza District and Geita Region. Its administrative seat is the town of Kaliua.
In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 442,182 people in the ward, from 393,358 in 2012.[1][2]
Transport
Halfpaved Trunk road T18 from Tabora to Kigoma passes through the district.[3]
The Tanzanian Central Line train - from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma - passes through the district. The train track to Mpanda branches off from the main line in Kaliua town.
Administrative subdivisions
As of 2012, Kaliua District was administratively divided into 21 wards.[1]
Wards
- Ichemba
- Igagala
- Igombe Mkulu
- Igwisi
- Kaliua
- Kamsekwa
- Kanindo
- Kanoge
- Kashishi
- Kazaroho
- Milambo
- Mwongozo
- Sasu
- Seleli
- Silambo
- Ugunga
- Ukumbisiganga
- Ushokola
- Usinge
- Uyowa
- Zugimlole
References
- 1 2 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2013-03-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ↑ 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. 2016-04-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ↑ "Road. The section between Urambo and Kaliua was being constructed to bitumen standard at the in 2019. Networks". Tanroads. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.