Kilwa District, Lindi
Kilwa | |
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From top to bottom: Kilwa Masoko ward Landscape, the Medieval Swahili ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani & the Fort at kilwa | |
| Nickname: Historic Kilwa | |
Kilwa District in Lindi | |
| Coordinates: 9°8′58.92″S 38°59′15.72″E / 9.1497000°S 38.9877000°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Lindi Region |
| Named after | Kilwa Kisiwani |
| Capital | Kilwa Masoko |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,000 km2 (6,000 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Lindi |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 297,676 |
| • Rank | 1st in Lindi |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Demonym | District Kilwan |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Matumbi, Mwera Shiraz & Machinga |
| Website | http://www.kilwadc.go.tz |
Kilwa District (Wilaya ya Kilwa in Swahili) is one of six administrative districts of Lindi Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of 15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi). The district is comparable in size to the land area of the nation state of East Timor. Kilwa district is bordered to the north by Rufiji District in Pwani Region, to the east by the Indian Ocean, to the south by the Lindi District, Nachingwea District together with Ruangwa District, and to the west by the Liwale District. The district borders every other district in Lindi Region except Lindi Municipal District. The district seat (capital) is the town of Kilwa Masoko. The district is named after the medieval Swahili city state of Kilwa Kisiwani. In 1905, the Maji Maji Revolt began in Kilwa District of Lindi when the Matumbi first attacked the Akida seat in the Kibata ward, killing a German colonizer. According to the 2012 census, the district has a total population of 190,744. By 2022, the population had increased to 297,676.