Nansio

Nansio

Kata ya Nansio
Nansio Kata ya Nansio
Ward
	The port of Nansio as seen from the ferry from Mwanza to Ukerewe Island
	Nickname: Lake island town
	Nansio Location of Nansio Nansio Nansio (Africa)
	Coordinates: 02°06′28″S 33°05′11″E / 2.10778°S 33.08639°E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Mwanza Region
District	Ukerewe District
Ward	Nansio
Population (2016)
• Total	8,644
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode	33601
UFI	-2571388

Nansio is a small Tanzanian port town and capital of Ukerewe District in Mwanza Region. The town is also a ward on the island of Ukerewe, Lake Victoria, in Tanzanian lake territory. Nansio is a port of entry for passenger and freight shipping services from the city of Mwanza.^[2]

The ward of Nansio is one of twenty-four in the district of Ukerewe. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics reported there were 8,644 people in the ward, up from 7,674 in 2012.^[1]^: 148^[3]^: 174

Villages[edit]

The ward has 15 villages.^[4]

Namagubo “A”
Namagubo “B”
Barazani
Posta “A”
Posta “B”
Mashine ya Maji
Mdoe

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Nansio (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
^ 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.
^ "Mwanza Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

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[2016_census-1] 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.

[GEOnet2-2] Nansio (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

[2012_census-3] 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.

[Mwanza_postcode-4] "Mwanza Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States