Nkasi District
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The district covers Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] since 2022[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the population of the Nkasi District was 425,420.[2][3]
History
Nkasi District was established[4] on 1 January 1984.[1]
Economy
Nkasi District is almost entirely rural, with well over 90% of its population undertaking subsistence farming, livestock rearing, and traditional fishing.[1] Thirty-three of the villages in the district are located beside Lake Tanganyika.[1] Major crops include: maize, millet, beans, and cassava. Commercial fishing in Lake Tanganyika is limited due to lack of storage facilities as well as capital to acquire fishing gear.[1]
Administrative subdivisions
since 2002[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Nkasi District was administratively divided into thirteen wards.[2] After the 2012 reorganization it had seventeen wards.[5]
2002 wards
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- Chala
- Isale
- Kabwe
- Kala
- Kate
- Kipande
- Kirando
- Mkwamba
- Mtenga
- Namanyere
- Ninde
- Sintali
- Wampembe
2012 wards
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- Chala
- Isale
- Kabwe
- Kala
- Kate
- Kipande
- Kipili
- Kirando
- Korongwe
- Mkwamba
- Mtenga
- Namanyere
- Ninde
- Nkandasi
- Nkomolo
- Sintali
- Wampembe
Notes
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- ↑ Nkasi District was established under Tanzania's Local Government Act No. 7 of 1982, District Authorities section
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