Mtwara Rural
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Mtwara Rural is one of the 5 districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the South by Mozambique, to the West by the Tandahimba District, to the North by the Lindi Region and to the East by the Mtwara Urban District and the Indian Ocean.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Mtwara Rural District was 204,770.[link] Most of the residents are from the Makonde and Makua tribes.
The area of the Mtwara Rural District is 3,597 km².
Wards
The Mtwara Rural District is administratively divided into 6 divisions, 17 wards, and 101 villages.
Sources
- [Mtwara Rural District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census]
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