Bonde la Usongwe

Bonde la Usongwe, is a administrative ward in Mbeya Rural in the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 103.1 square kilometres (39.8 sq mi) with an average elevation of 1,431 metres (4,695 ft).^[3][4]

Bonde la Usongwe
Ward
Bonde la Usongwe Location of Bonde la Usongwe
Coordinates: 8.909573°S 33.45176°E / -8.909573; 33.45176
Country	Tanzania
Region	Mbeya Region
District	Mbeya Rural
Ward	Bonde la Usongwe
Established	1984
Government
• Type	Council
Area
• Total	103.1 km2 (39.8 sq mi)
Elevation	1,431 m (4,695 ft)
Population  (2016)[1]: 96
• Total	20,375
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	EAT
Postcode[2]	53209
Area code	025
Website	District Website

In 2016 reports there were 20,375 people in the ward, from 18,487 in 2012, and 16,408 in 2002. The ward has 200 inhabitants per square kilometre (520/sq mi).^{[1]: 97-98 [5]: 113 [6]}

Villages and hamlets

The ward has 6 villages, and 54 hamlets.^[2]

• Idiga
  • Kasale
  • Majengo
  • Mbale
  • Miembeni
  • Nansabila
  • Nsungwe
  • Sigodimwa
  • Tazara
• Ikumbi
  • Ifisi
  • Igawilo
  • Ivumu
  • Malangali
  • Mbale
  • Mfindi
  • Mgowela
• Lusungo
  • Indolo
  • Kinondoni
  • Lusungo
  • Manyala
  • Nguvu kazi
  • Nsanyila
  • Sokoni
• Malowe
  • Ilama
  • Intake
  • Isenga
  • Iwejele
  • Majengo
  • Malowe Kati
  • Masoko
  • Shifingo
  • Ujunjulu A
  • Ujunjulu B
• Songwe
  • Igalula
  • Ileya
  • Kilosa
  • Maendeleo
  • Makondeko
  • Maporomoko
  • Muungano
  • Nteti
  • Tagabana
  • Zahanati
• Songwe Viwandani
  • Darajani
  • Estate
  • Ijungu
  • Iwejele
  • Kakuti
  • Kaloleni
  • Kanisani
  • Lugano
  • Mkola
  • Nsungwe
  • Sokoni
  • Tambuka reli

References

1. 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.
2. "Mbeya Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
3. "BONDE LA SONGWE Mixed Ward in Southern Highlands". City Population. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
4. Arnett, Daniel. "Topographic Map of Malowe, Bonde La Songwe, Mbeya, Tanzania". Elevation Map. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
5. 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.
6. 2002 Population and Housing Census General Report (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 8 June 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2008.