Kyela District

Kyela is one of the seven districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Rungwe District, to the northeast by Njombe Region, to the southeast by Lake Nyasa, to the south by Malawi and to the west by Ileje District.

Kyela Wilaya ya Kyela (Swahili)
District
Kyela District of Mbeya Region
Coordinates: 9°37′30″S 33°52′30″E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Mbeya Region
Established	1972
Headquarters	Kyela
Government
• Type	Council
• Chairman	Katule G. Kingamkono
• Director	Exekiel Magehema
Population  (2016)[1]: 96
• Total	244,108
Time zone	EAT
Postcode[2]	537xx
Area code	025
Website	District Website

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 244,108 people in the district, from 221,490 in 2012.^{[1]: 96 [3]: 114}

The District Commissioner of the Kyela District is Katule G. Kingamkono.^[4]

Wards

The Kyela District is administratively divided into 33 wards, 93 villages, and 398 vitongoji:^{[4][1]: 96-97}

• Bondeni
• Bujonde
• Busale
• Ibanda
• Ikama
• Ikimba
• Ikolo
• Ipande
• Ipinda
• Ipyana
• Itope
• Itunge
• Kajunjumele
• Katumba Songwe
• Kyela Mjini
• Lusungo
• Mababu
• Makwale
• Matema
• Mbugani
• Mikoroshini
• Muungano
• Mwanganyanga
• Mwaya
• Ndandalo
• Ndobo
• Ngana
• Ngonga
• Njisi
• Nkokwa
• Nkuyu
• Serengeti
• Talatala

Agriculture

The production of rice in Kyela is mainly favored by its geographical location and weather. Rivers such as Mbaka, Kiwira, Lufilyo and Songwe flowing into Lake Malawi all cross through Kyela. This makes the district constantly have wet land that is suitable for rice production. Apart from rice, Kyela also produces other crops like bananas, cashew nuts, beans, 80% of Tanzania's cocoa production ^[5] and watermelon.

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. 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.
4. "Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Kyela". kyeladc.go.tz (in Swahili). Kyela District: Kyela District. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
5. "Kyela cocoa boom: Farmers urged to go commercial as prices rise". 21 December 2023.

External links

• Kyela District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census
• Tanzanian Government Directory Database