Kilosa is one of the 6 districts of the Morogoro Region

Morogoro Region

Morogoro Region is one of the regions of Tanzania. Its capital is Morogoro. It is bordered to the North by the Tanga Region, to the East by the Pwani and Lindi Regions, to the South by the Ruvuma Region and to the West by the Iringa and Dodoma Regions....

 of Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

. It is bordered to the North by the Tanga Region

Tanga Region

Tanga Region is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. The regional headquarters is in Tanga. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the region has a population of 1,642,015 people....

, to the East by the Mvomero District

Mvomero

Mvomero is one of the 6 districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Tanga Region, to the East by the Pwani Region, to the Southeast by the Morogoro Rural District and to the West by the Kilosa District....

, to the South by the Kilombero District

Kilombero

Kilombero is the name of a river and a district in Morogoro Region, south-western Tanzania.The district is situated in a vast floodplain, between the Kilombero river in the south-east and the Udzungwa-Mountains in the north-west...

 and to the West and Southwest by the Iringa Region

Iringa Region

Iringa is one of Tanzania's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital is Iringa. The total area is , of which land area is 56,864 km sq and water area is 2,070 km² ....

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According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Kilosa District was 489,513.http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/kilosa.htm

Wards

The Kilosa District is administratively divided into 37 wards:

• Berega
• Chagongwe
• Chakwale
• Chanjale
• Chanzuru
• Dumila
• Gairo
• Iyogwe
• Kasiki
• Kibedya
• Kidete
• Kidodi
• Kilangali
• Kimamba 'A'
• Kimamba 'B'
• Kisanga
• Lumbiji
• Luhembe
• Lumuma
• Mabwerebwere
• Magole
• Magomeni
• Magubike
• Malolo
• Mamboya
• Mandege
• Masanze
• Mbumi
• Mikumi
• Mkwatani
• Msowero
• Rubeho
• Rudewa
• Ulaya
• Uleling'ombe
• Vidunda
• Zombo

Transport

Kilosa is a station on the Central Line

Central Line (Tanzania)

The Central Line is the most important railway line in Tanzania apart from TAZARA. It runs west from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika via Dodoma...

 of Tanzanian Railways. It is also a junction for a branch railway to the break-of-gauge

Break-of-gauge

With railways, a break-of-gauge occurs where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock cannot run through without some form of conversion between gauges, and freight and passengers must otherwise be transloaded...

 transshipment station at Kidatu

Kidatu

Kidatu is a town in southern Tanzania located in Kilombero district, Morogoro Region. The local population is about 3300. Primary economic activity is the large Illovo sugar plantation.Kidatu is a town in central Tanzania...

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Sources

• Kilosa District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census