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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Micheweni District

Micheweni District (Wilaya ya Micheweni in Swahili) is one of two administrative districts of Pemba North Region in Tanzania. The district covers an area of 231.1 km (89.2 sq mi). The district is comparable in size to the land area of Cook Islands. The district has a water border to the east, north and west by the Indian Ocean. The district is bordered to the south by Wete District. The district seat (capital) is the town of Konde. According to the 2022 census, the district has a total population of 123,379.

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Micheweni District had four constituencies:

  • Konde Constituency
  • Mgogoni Constituency
  • Micheweni Constituency
  • Tumbe Constituency

Divisions

Wards

Micheweni District is administratively divided into ten wards:

Education

In the 2002 census literacy in Micheweni District stood at 40 percent for those aged 5 years and above. Literacy in Swahili was 30 percent, while 19 percent were literate in English, with 9 percent overlap.