Kwimba District
Kwimba District
Wilaya ya Kwimba (Swahili) | |
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Kwimba District of Mwanza Region | |
| Coordinates: 02°58′S 033°20′E / 2.967°S 33.333°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Mwanza Region |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,254 km2 (1,256 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 480,025 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Kwimba District is one of the seven districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Magu District, to the east by Maswa District and Kishapu District, to the south by Shinyanga Rural District, and to the west by Misungwi District. The district seat is at Ngudu. Sumve is another important settlement in Kwimba District, hosting a hospital and large church.
The majority of the residents of Kwimba are Wasukuma from the Sukuma tribe who speak Sukuma as their first language along with Swahili as their second language. Most of the residents are engaged in the subsistence farming of rice, sweet potatoes, cassava, millet or maize.
As of 2012, the population of the Kwimba District was 406,509. By 2022, the population had increased to 480,025.