Musoma District Council
Musoma Rural District is one of the 9 districts of Mara Region of Tanzania. Mara region has the following Distrcts councils: Musoma district council, Rorya district council, Tarime rural, Tarime town council, Butiama, Serengeti, Bunda rural council, Bunda town Council and Musomal Municipal council. Its administrative centre is the town of Musoma. The district is bordered to the east by Butiama District, to the south by Bunda District and to the west and north by Lake Victoria.
Musoma County Council (MDC) was formed on the first day of January 1984. It is located between 1°30′ and 2°00′ south of the equator and between 32°15′ and 30° 15′ East Greenwich longitude. It is bordered by Tarime district to the north, Serengeti to the east, Bunda to the south and Lake Victoria to the west. The total area of the area is 4,910 km2, of which 4,610 km2, while the rest of the area (300 km2) is covered by the waters of Lake Victoria.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Musoma Rural District was 178,356
As of 2012, Musoma Rural District was administratively divided into 14 wards.
Wards:
Bugoji Ifulifu Musanja
Bugwema
Bukima
Bukumi
Bulinga
Busambara
Bwasi
Kiriba
Makojo
Mugango
Murangi
Nyambono
Nyamrandirira
Suguti