Mufindi District

Mufindi
District
Mufindi District of Iringa Region
Country	Tanzania
Region	Iringa
Area
• Total	6,937 km2 (2,678 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)
• Total	288,996
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Website	www.mufindidc.go.tz

Location of Mufindi District

Mufindi District is one of the four districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Kilolo District and Iringa Urban District, to the south by the Njombe Region, to the east by the Morogoro Region and to the west by the Singida Region.

As of 2002, the population of the Mufindi District was 283,032. By 2022, the population had grown to 288,996.

Geography

Mufindi is mountainous, with one of the coolest and rainiest climates in Tanzania. Among many, the district is known for its tea and timber industries.

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2015 general elections, Mufindi District had three constituencies: Mufindi North constituency, Mufindi South constituency, and Mafinga constituency.

• Mufindi Constituency

Divisions

Mufindi district is divided into 5 divisions, these are Ifwagi, Sadani, Kibengu, Mapanda, and Malangali

Wards

As of 2002, Mufindi District was administratively divided into twenty-eight wards:

• Bumilayinga
• Ifunda
• Ifwagi
• Igombavanu
• Igowole
• Ihalimba
• Ihanu
• Ihowanza
• Ikweha
• Isalavanu
• Itandula
• Kasanga
• Kibengu
• Kiyowela
• Luhunga
• Mafinga
• Makungu
• Malangali
• Mapanda
• Mbalamaziwa
• Mdabulo
• Mninga
• Mpanga TAZARA
• Mtambula
• Mtwango
• Nyololo
• Rungemba
• Sadani

Image gallery

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  Tea fields, Maganga Tea Estates
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  Picking tea. Mufindi tea farm
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  Ikwega mission
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  Catholic parish church, Iringa, Mufindi