Kigoma Rural District
Kigoma
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Fishing boat in Kalalangabo village, Kagongo Ward, Kigoma District | |
| Nickname: Home to Gombe National Park | |
Kigoma District in Kigoma Region | |
| Coordinates: 04°41′26.88″S 29°42′49.68″E / 4.6908000°S 29.7138000°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Kigoma Region |
| Area | |
• Total | 967.7 km2 (373.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2016): 125 | |
• Total | 267,712 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Demonym | District Kigoman |
| Postcode | 472xx |
| Area code | 028 |
| Website | District Website |
Kigoma District is one of the eight administrative districts of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The district lies north of the city of Kigoma-Ujiji. Uvinza District, to the west and south of Ujiji, was split off from the Kigoma District in 1 July, 2013.