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Busokelo
Wilaya ya Busokelo
District
Kiungululu Crater Lake
Kiungululu Crater Lake
Busokelo District of Mbeya Region
Busokelo District of Mbeya Region
Coordinates: 9°15′13″S 33°38′39″E / 9.253593°S 33.6441848°E / -9.253593; 33.6441848
Country Tanzania
RegionMbeya Region
DistrictBusokelo
Established2013
HeadquartersLwangwa Town
Government
 • TypeCouncil
 • ChairmanAnyosisye M. Njobelo
 • District CEOLoema Isaay Peter
Area
 • Total969.14 km2 (374.19 sq mi)
Elevation
1,106 m (3,629 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total100,123
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
 • Religions
Christianity
Time zoneEAT
Postcode
53xxx
Area code025
WebsiteDistrict Website

Busokelo is a new district in 2013 from Rungwe District within the Mbeya Region of Tanzania.[1]

In 2022 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 100,123 people in the district from 96,348 in 2012.[2]

Administrative subdivisions

The district has 13 wards, 56 villages and 237 suburbs.[2]

Wards

Wards assigned to Busokelo District in 2016.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Historia" [History]. Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Busokelo (in Swahili). Ofisi ya Rais Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c 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.


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