Rorya District
| Rorya District | |
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| Coordinates: 01°15′S 034°09′E / 1.250°S 34.150°ECoordinates: 01°15′S 034°09′E / 1.250°S 34.150°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Mara Region |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 265,241 |
Rorya District is a district in Mara Region, United Republic of Tanzania. The district capital is the town of Ingri Juu, while the largest town is Shirati. The district was created in 2007 from a part of Tarime District. It is bordered by Tarime District to the east, Butiama District to the south, Lake Victoria to the west, and the Republic of Kenya to the north. The majority of inhabitants of Rorya District are from the Luo tribe. Other ethnic groups are Kurya, Kine, Simbiti and Suba.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Rorya District was 265,241.
Paved Trunk road T4 from Mwanza to the Kenyan border passes through Rorya District from south to east.
The two biggest problems in Rorya District are hunger and AIDS.
Rorya District is among the newly established Councils, which commenced official on 1 July 2007. It has emerged from division of Tarime District Council. The District is situated in the North of Tanzania and lies between latitudes 1°00" – 1°45" south of the Equator and longitudes 33° 30" – 35° 0" east of the meridian. Rorya district has two agro-economical zones namely the midlands and low lands. The zones are situated between approximately attitudes 800mm and 1200mm with temperature varying from 14° C-30° C. The annual rainfall ranges between 700mm - 1200mm. The District is bordered by the Republic of Kenya to the North, Tarime District to the east, Musoma District to the south and Lake Victoria to the Western side. Rorya District has a total area of 9,345 square kilometers.
According to The housing census of 2002 the District has 217,176 people of which 101,907 are males, and 115,269 are females. The average growth rate is 2.8% as from 1998 to 2002.
Rorya District has two distinguishable agro-ecological zones namely the midlands and lowlands. The zones are situated between altitude 800 and 1,200 meters above sea level wit
For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. Since 1995 elections Rorya District had one constituency:
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