Ilemela District

Ilemela District is one of the seven districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania with a postcode number 33200.^[3] It is bordered to the north and west by Lake Victoria, to the east by Magu District, and to the south by Nyamagana District. Part of the region's capital, the town of Mwanza, is within Ilemela District.^[4] The district commission's office is located in Buswelu area of Mwanza town.

Ilemela District Wilaya ya Ilemela (Swahili)
District
Ilemela District of Mwanza Region
Coordinates: 02°35′S 32°55′E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Mwanza Region
District	Ilemela District
Headquarters	Mwanza
Government
• Type	Council
• Chairman	Renatus Mulunga
• Director	Mhandisi Modest Joseph Apolinary
Area
• Total	255.4 km2 (98.6 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1][2]: 144
• Total	509,687
• Density	1,996/km2 (5,169/sq mi)
Time zone	EAT
Postcode	332xx
Area code	028
Website	District Website

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 386,361 people in the district, from 343,001 in 2012.^{[5]: 179 [2]: 144}

Mwanza International Airport is located in Ilemela District.

Geography

Administrative subdivisions

The district is divided into nineteen wards.^{[3][2]: 144}

• Bugogwa
• Buswelu
• Buzuruga
• Ilemela Ward
• Ibungilo
• Kawekamo
• Kahama (Ilemela)
• Kayenze
• Kirumba
• Kitangiri
• Mecco
• Nyakato
• Nyamanoro
• Nyamongoro
• Nyasaka
• Pasiansi
• Sangabuye
• Shibula
• Kiseke