Masasi
Masasi is one of the six districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Lindi Region, to the East by the Newala District, to the South by the Ruvuma River and Mozambique and to the West by Nanyumbu District.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Masasi District was 247,993 and in Masasi town the population was 102,696.[1]
Masasi District Profile Masasi District Council is among seven Councils comprising Mtwara Region. The district lies between 100 and 200 degree south of the equator and 360 and 380 degrees East of Greenwich. The District shares border with Nachingwea and Ruangwa Districts to the North, Lindi and Newala Districts to the East, Ruvuma River to the South and Nanyumbu District to the West. The council’s headquarters is situated 210 kilometers west of Mtwara Municipality which is the Regional headquarters. The Masasi district council is also surrounding a new Masasi town council which started its operations in July 2012.
The Council has Five (5) administrative divisions, Twenty three (23) wards and 159 villages and 864 hamlets with total area of 3,829.9 sq km and the physical size is 20.8% of the whole Region. Administratively Masasi is divided into two constituencies which are Masasi and Lulindi. The Council has a total of 31 Councilors where by 22 are males and 9 are females.
According to the National Population Census 2002 showed that the District had a total Population of 307,211 with annual growth rate of 2.1 percent before the split of the Councils. Currently, the population is 260,856 as per National Population Census 2012 where by male are 125,151 and female are 135,705.
MASASI DISTRICT COUNCIL AND ITS ESTABLISHMENT Masasi District Council is a Council established under Section 5 of the Local Government (Urban /District Authorities) Act, 1982 under the Ministerial establishment order No dated 1 January 1984 and Certification of Establishment No. 17420/12-83 issued by Clerk of the National Assembly on 31 December 1983.
The Masasi District is administratively divided into 28 wards:
Coordinates: 10°43′01″S 38°48′00″E / 10.717°S 38.800°E
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