Mpwapwa district
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Mpwapwa is one of the 5 districts of the Dodoma Region
Dodoma Region
Dodoma is one of the regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of 41,310 km² and has 1,698,996 inhabitants . The region is the 12th region of Tanzania in area and covers about 5% of the mainland of the country . The capital of the region is the city of Dodoma.The region produces beans, seeds,...

 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 west by the Dodoma Urban
Dodoma Urban
Dodoma Urban is one of the 5 districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Dodoma Rural district, to the East by the Mpwapwa District, to the South by the Iringa Region and to the West by the Singida Region....

 district, and to the north by the Kongwa District
Kongwa
Kongwa is one of the 5 districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Manyara Region, to the East by the Morogoro Region, to the South by the Mpwapwa District and to the West by the Dodoma Rural District....

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According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Kondoa District was 254,500.

Geography

Most Mpwapwa residents live on the central plateau at about 3,500ft above sea level, though others, mainly from the minority Hehe ethnic group, live atop the 7,000ft mountains that benefit from better rainfall. The district is fairly arid and only gets good rains 2 years out of every 7.

The Mpwapwa District is bordered to the north by Kongwa District
Kongwa
Kongwa is one of the 5 districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Manyara Region, to the East by the Morogoro Region, to the South by the Mpwapwa District and to the West by the Dodoma Rural District....

 (site of the failed British groundnut scheme
Tanganyika groundnut scheme
The Tanganyika Groundnut Scheme was a plan to cultivate tracts of what is now Tanzania with peanuts. It was a project of the British Labour government of Clement Attlee. It was abandoned in 1951 at considerable cost to the taxpayers when it did not become profitable...

, to the east by 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....

, to the south by 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 ....

 and to the west by Dodoma Urban District
Dodoma
Dodoma , officially Dodoma Urban District, population 324,347 , is the national capital of Tanzania, and the capital of the Dodoma region. In 1973, plans were made to move the capital to Dodoma...

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Wards

The Mpwapwa District is administratively divided into 18 wards:
  • Berege
    Berege
    Berege is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 15,770.-References:...

  • Chunyu
    Chunyu
    Chunyu is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 18,061....

  • Gode Gode
    Gode Gode
    Gode Gode is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 7,385....

  • Ipera
    Ipera
    Ipera is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 14,064....

  • Kibakwe
    Kibakwe
    Kibakwe is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 18,521.-References:...

  • Kimagai
    Kimagai
    Kimagai is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 13,655....

  • Luhundwa
    Luhundwa
    Luhundwa is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 14,528....

  • Lumuma
    Lumuma
    Lumuma is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 12,974.-References:...

  • Massa
    Massa (Tanzanian ward)
    Massa is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 9,812.-References:...

  • Matamondo
    Matamondo
    Matamondo is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 13,660.-References:...

  • Mazae
    Mazae
    Mazae is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 14,500....

  • Mbuga
    Mbuga
    Mbuga is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 8,253....

  • Mima
    Mima (Tanzanian ward)
    Mima is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 17,341.-References:...

  • Mlunduzi
    Mlunduzi
    Mlunduzi is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 16,908.-References:...

  • Mpwapwa Mjini
    Mpwapwa Mjini
    Mpwapwa Mjini is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 18,787....

  • Rudi
    Rudi (Tanzanian ward)
    Rudi is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 18,694.-References:...

  • Ving'hawe
    Ving'hawe
    Ving'hawe is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 11,039....

  • Wotta
    Wotta
    Wotta is an administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 10,538.-References:...

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