Mbinga District Council-Ruvuma, Tanzania | Mbinga District Council is one of the eight Ruvuma Regional Councils, Mbinga District Head is located at a distance of km. 96 West Regional Headquarters and km. 1,100 from Dare es Salaam. The council borders Nyasa District to the South and West, Mbinga Urban District Council and Songea District to the East and Ludewa District (Njombe Region) to the North
Population.
The district has a population of 353,683 of whom 172,402 are males or 48.7 percent and women are 181,281 equivalent to 51.3 percent of the total population in the District, according to the 2012 population and housing census. The population increase is 2.9%. The main tribe are the Tutsis who are engaged in agriculture, there are also Wangoni and Manda.
Weather
The weather in Mbinga is an average temperature of 25 ° C. In summer the temperature is 23oC to 27oC and in winter the temperature is from 160C to 200C. It rains for six months from November to April. The average rainfall is mm. 1,200 – 1,800 mm per year, however in the Umatengo Mountains the average rainfall reaches 2,000 mm per year. In addition, the dry season is from May to October.
Wards
The Mbinga District is administratively divided into 37 wards:
Chiwanda
Kigonsera
Kihagara
Kihangi Mahuka
Kilimani[4]
Kilosa
Kingerikiti
Kitura
Langiro
Liparamba
Lipingo
Linda
Litembo
Lituhi
Litumbandyosi
Liuli[5]
Maguu
Matiri
Mbaha
Mbamba Bay[6]
Mbangamao
Mbinga Urban
Mbuji
Mikalanga
Mkumbi
Mpapa
Mpepai
Mtipwili
Myangayanga
Ndongosi
Ngima
Ngumbo
Nyoni
Ruanda
Tingi
Ukata
Utiri
Kilindi