Nansio

Nansio

Nansio

Town and capital of Ukerewe District in Mwanza Region, Tanzania

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]

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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

The ward has 15 villages.[4]

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

References

  1. [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.
  2. [2]
    Nansio (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. [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.
  4. [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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