Chifunfu
Chifunfu
Kata ya Chifunfu | |
|---|---|
  Chifunfu | |
| Coordinates: 02°24′12″S 32°39′14″E / 2.40333°S 32.65389°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Mwanza |
| District | Sengerema |
| Elevation | 1,140 m (3,740 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 26,337 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Post code | 33325 |
Chifunfu is a ward of Sengerema District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania. According to the census held in 2016, the ward has 26,337 residents living within its borders.[1] Its postal code is 33325.[2]
Geography
[edit]Chifunfu is the northernmost ward of Sengerema District. It is located on a peninsula surrounded by the Lake Victoria to three directions. Its average elevation is at 1,140 metres above the sea level.[3]
Villages
[edit]The ward consists of the following 9 villages:[2]
- Lyakanyasi
- Kaku
- Kanyatenga
- Kijiweni
- Luchanga
- Magamelo
- Mlumo
- Ngoma Mtimba
- Mnazi Mmoja
References
[edit]- ^ 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) (in Swahili). National Bureau of Statistics. p. 147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-27.
- ^ a b Mwanza Postcodes (PDF). p. 20. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ "Chifunfu topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2023-04-01.