Nachingwea District
Wilaya ya Nachingwea | |
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Country | Tanzania |
Zone | Coastal |
Region | Lindi |
Area | |
• Total | 5,974 km2 (2,307 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 233,655 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( EAT) |
Postcode | 653xx |
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 2022 national census, the Nachingwea District had a population of 233,655. [1] [2]
The district has a hospital, a teachers' 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.[ citation needed] [3] [4]
The Nachingwea Medal is named after this place.[ citation needed]
The Anglican Parish of St. Andrew is linked with St. Andrew's Church, Stapleford, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom.[ citation needed]
The district is divided administratively into the following 26 wards:
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