Country Tanzania District Geita Postcode 30xxx Area code 028 | Region Geita Time zone EAT (UTC+3) Population 807,619 (2012) | |
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Geita District is located in the Geita Region of Tanzania. According to the 2012 census, the population of the district was 807,619. The district is bordered to the east by Mwanza Region and Nyang'hwale District, to the south by Shinyanga Region and Mbogwe District, and to the west by Chato District.
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Geita Gold Mine is located within Geita District, 4km west of the town of Geita. The mine is currently being owned and managed by AngloGold Ashanti.
History
Prior to the creation of the Greita Region in March 2012, the Geita District was part of the Mwanza Region.
Transport
Paved trunk road T4 from Mwanza to Bukoba passes through the district from east to west.
Tourism
Rubondo Island National Park is located on an island in Lake Victoria that is a part of Geita District. It can be reached by ferry from Nkome, a village in the north of the district.
Wards
As of the 2012 census, Geita District was divided administratively into 35 wards: