Biharamulo District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania . It is bordered to the north by Karagwe District and Muleba District , to the east and south by Geita Region , to the west by Ngara District , and to the southwest by the Kigoma Region . Its administrative seat is Biharamulo town. Biharamulo Game Reserve is located within the borders of the district.
6-499: According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Biharamulo District was 323,486, from 409,389 in 2002, and 209,279 in 1988. This decline in population can be explained from the fact that Chato District was split off from Biharamulo District in between the 2002 and the 2012 census. The district area is 7,464 square kilometres (2,882 sq mi), with a population density of 43.34 square kilometres (16.73 sq mi) There are 17 wards, 74 villages and 384 suburbs in
12-557: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chato District Chato District is one of the five districts in Geita Region of northwestern Tanzania . Its administrative centre is the town of Chato . The main ethnic group in the district are the Sukuma . The late John Magufuli , who used to be as President of Tanzania from 2015—2021, was born in Chato. The Chato District
18-601: The Chao district. Chato District neighbours Lake Victoria to the northeast, Geita District to the east, the districts of Mbogwe and Bukombe to the south, and Biharamulo District of the Kagera Region to the west and north. The annual rainfall in Chato District is adequate for crops, being between 700 and 1,000 millimetres (28 and 39 in) per year. The maximum temperature averages around 30.5 °C (86.9 °F) and
24-460: The district. Several trunk roads [1] pass through Biharamulo District: T3 from Morogoro to the Rwanda border, T4 from Mwanza to Bukoba and T9 from Biharamulo to Kigoma . In 2002 the district was divided into 21 wards, but many of these are now part of Chato District . As of 2012, Biharamulo District was administratively divided into 15 wards . This Kagera Region location article
30-435: The minimum temperatures around 26.6 °C (79.9 °F). The Chato District is divided into 23 wards : The primary economic activity is subsistence farming without irrigation, using only rain. Common crops for local consumption are bananas, beans, maize, cassavas , and sweet potatoes. Commercial farming is not well developed, but cotton, sunflower, tobacco and coffee are grown for sale. Livestock rearing
36-644: Was formed around 2005 within Kagera Region after being separated from Biharamulo District . In 2012, it was transferred to the newly created Geita Region. In March 2006, Rwandan refugees who had settled in the district were evicted. The following year, a few who had been evicted improperly were allowed to come back. The district hosts the largest airport in the Region the Geita Airport , 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of Chato Town. The paved truck road T4 (from Mwanza to Bukoba ) passes through southern part of
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