Mbeya Rural District
Mbeya District | |
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Mbeya Tanzania | |
Mbeya District of Mbeya Region | |
| Coordinates: 8°55′57″S 33°20′30″E / 8.93245447°S 33.34162762°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Mbeya Region |
| District | Mbeya District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council |
| • Chairman | Mwalingo M. Kisemba |
| • Director | STEPHEN E. KATEMBA |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,813 km2 (1,086 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 371,259 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| • Religions | Christianity |
| Time zone | EAT |
| Postcode | 53xxx |
| Area code | 025 |
| Website | District Website |
Mbeya Rural District is one of the seven districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Mbarali District and Chunya District, to the south by Mbeya Urban District and Rungwe District, to the east by Iringa Region and to the west by Mbozi District.
In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 336,498 people in the district, from 305,319 in 2012.