Gungu, Kigoma-Ujiji

Ward in Kigoma-Ujiji District, Kigoma Region

Ward in Kigoma Region, Tanzania

Gungu Kata ya Gungu (Swahili)
Ward
Kata ya Gungu, Wilaya ya Kigoma-Ujiji
East view in Gungu Ward, Kigoma-Ujiji
4°51′29.88″S 29°38′33.72″E / 4.8583000°S 29.6427000°E / -4.8583000; 29.6427000
Country	Tanzania
Region	Kigoma Region
District	Kigoma-Ujiji District
Area
• Total	4.7 km² (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation	818 m (2,684 ft)
Population (2016)^[1]^: 123
• Total	27,764
• Density	5,900/km² (15,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Tanzanian Postal Code	47105

Gungu is an administrative ward in Kigoma-Ujiji District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 10.2 km² (3.9 sq mi),^[2] and has an average elevation of 818 m (2,684 ft).^[3] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 27,764 people in the ward, from 25,224 in 2012.^[1]^: 123^[4]^: 150

Villages / neighborhoods

The ward has 7 villages and neighborhoods.^[5]

Buronge
Bushabani
Butunga
Gezaulole
Kikungu
Masanga
Mwenge
Mlole
Nyakageni
Sango
Barabara ya Senga
Mzalendo
Barabara ya Rusimbi
Msulula
Kichwere
Ubembeni
Ufipani
Soko la zamani
Zulu

References

^ ^a ^b 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. 2016-04-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
^ "Tanzania: Lake Zone Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
^ "Gungu Elevation".
^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2013-03-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
^ "Kagera Postcodes" (PDF). Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.