Nachingwea District Council
Nachingwea is a district in the Lindi Region of Tanzania. The district is bordered to the north by the Ruangwa District, to the east by the Lindi Rural District, to the south-east by the Mtwara Region, and to the south-west by the Ruvuma Region.
According to the 2002 national census, the Nachingwea District had a population of 162,081.
The district has a hospital, a teacher’s training college, a secondary school, four primary schools, a nursery school, and a day care centre. Nachingwea Airport and an army barracks also are in the district. The district was one of the centres for the groundnut scheme in the 1950s.
The Nachingwea Medal is named after this place
Mission
The Mission of Nachingwea District Council is to provide quality and sustainable socio-economic services inorder to improve the quality of life of the people of Nachingwea District through efficient and effective use of resources and good governance.
Vision
The vision of Nachingwea District Council is to have a well educated community with better livelihood.
Wards
The district is divided administratively into the following 32 wards:
Chiola
Kiegei
Kilima Rondo
Kilimani Hewa
Kipara Mnero
Kipara Mtua
Lionja
Marambo
Matekwe
Mbondo
Mchonda
Mibondo
Mkoka
Mkotokuyana
Mnero
Mnero Ngongo
Mpiruka
Mtua
Nachingwea
Naipanga
Naipingo
Namapwia
Namatula
Nambambo
Namikango
Nangowe
Nang’ondo
Nditi
Ndomoni
Ngunichile
Ruponda
Stesheni