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It is bordered to the east by the Kishapu District and Shinyanga Municipal Councils, to the west by the Kahama and Geita Districts, and to the north by Kwimba District and to the south by the Nzega District.
Shinyanga District Council was established in 1st January 1984 under the terms of the provisions of Section 8 and 9 of the Local Government (District Authorities) Act 1982.
The District Council covers an area of 4,212 square kilometers and about 1.7% of the total area (72.9 kms2) is covered by forest reserves. An area of about 1,713.7 kms2 (40.6%) is used for agricultural activities, 2,096.8 kms2 (49.7%) for cattle herding and 210.6 kms2 (5%) for people’s settlement. The remaining area of 118 kms2 (2.8%) of land is of little economic use as it is composed of gulley and rocks.
For administrative purposes, Shinyanga District Council has a normal structure which extends to all levels – the Council, the ward, the village and sub village level which is the uniform structure according to the legislation. The Council is divided into 3 Divisions, 26 Wards, 126 Villages and 856 Sub –Villages as shown in figure 1 below.
According to the National Census projection, the population of the Shinyanga District Council is estimated to be at 363,500 with an annual growth rate of 2.4%.
The household size was 6 and the only ethnic group is Sukuma. The population density was 66 per square kilometer.
It is bordered to the east by the Kishapu District and Shinyanga Municipal Councils, to the west by the Kahama and Geita Districts, and to the north by Kwimba District and to the south by the Nzega District.
Shinyanga District Council was established in 1st January 1984 under the terms of the provisions of Section 8 and 9 of the Local Government (District Authorities) Act 1982.
The District Council covers an area of 4,212 square kilometers and about 1.7% of the total area (72.9 kms2) is covered by forest reserves. An area of about 1,713.7 kms2 (40.6%) is used for agricultural activities, 2,096.8 kms2 (49.7%) for cattle herding and 210.6 kms2 (5%) for people’s settlement. The remaining area of 118 kms2 (2.8%) of land is of little economic use as it is composed of gulley and rocks.
For administrative purposes, Shinyanga District Council has a normal structure which extends to all levels – the Council, the ward, the village and sub village level which is the uniform structure according to the legislation. The Council is divided into 3 Divisions, 26 Wards, 126 Villages and 856 Sub –Villages as shown in figure 1 below.
According to the National Census projection, the population of the Shinyanga District Council is estimated to be at 363,500 with an annual growth rate of 2.4%.
The household size was 6 and the only ethnic group is Sukuma. The population density was 66 per square kilometer.
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