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	2,000/km2 (5,200/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

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of Ilemela Municipality
2. 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.
3. "Mwanza Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
4. Msekela, James Alex (29 December 2007). "Brief Remarks by Hon. Eng. Dr. James Alex Msekela (MP) Regional Commissioner for Mwanza Region to Mr. Ahmed al Marar – 11H – Chairman and Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank on 29th December 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012.
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.