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Kilosa District

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Kilosa District is one of the six districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. Its administrative seat is the town of Kilosa. Kilosa District covers 14,918 square kilometres (5,760 sq mi). It is bordered to the north by the Manyara Region, to the northeast by the Tanga Region, to the east by Mvomero District, to the southeast by Morogoro Rural District, to the south by Kilombero District, to the southwest by the Iringa Region and to the west by the Dodoma Region.

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According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Kilosa District was 489,513.

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Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Kilosa District had three constituencies:

  • Gairo Constituency
  • Kilosa Constituency
  • Mikumi Constituency
  • However, Gairo Constituency was transferred out in 2012 when Gairo District was created.

    Divisions

    As of 1997, Kilosa District was administratively divided into nine divisions.

    1997 divisions

    The 1997 divisions were:

  • Gairo Division, the northernmost part of Kilosa District,
  • Kilosa Division,
  • Kilosa Mijni (municipality)
  • Kimamba Division,
  • Magole Division,
  • Masanze Division,
  • Mikumi Division,
  • Rudewa Division,
  • Ulaya Division, the central part of southern Kilosa District.
  • Wards

    As of 2002, Kilosa District was administratively divided into forty- six wards:

    In 2012 the following eight wards became part of the newly created Gairo District:

    The thirty-eight wards remaining in Kilosa district from 2012:

    Transport

    The town of Kilosa has a station on the Central Line of Tanzanian Railways. It is also a junction for a branch railway to the break-of-gauge transshipment station at Kidatu.

    References

    Kilosa District Wikipedia