Gwandi is an administrative ward in the Chemba District of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 659.9 square kilometres (254.8 sq mi) with an average elevation of 1,211 metres (3,973 ft).[1][2]
Gwandi
Kata ya Gwandi | |
|---|---|
  Gwandi Location of Gwandi | |
| Coordinates: 5°26′54″S 36°02′20″E / 5.44822°S 36.03896°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Dodoma Region |
| District | Chemba District |
| Established | 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 659.9 km2 (254.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,211 m (3,973 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 3,834 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EAT |
| Postcode | 41xxx |
| Area code | 027 |
| Website | District Website |
In 2016 reports there were 3,834 people in the ward, from 7,971 in 2012, and 6,354 in 2002. The ward has 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi).[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "GWANDI Rural Ward in Central Tanzania". City Population. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Arnett, Daniel. "Topographic Map of Gwandi, Chemba, Tanzania". Elevation Map. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ 2002 Population and Housing Census General Report (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 August 2002. Archived from the original on 2 January 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
