Bariadi District
Bariadi | |
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Town | |
location within Simiyu Region. | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Simiyu |
| District | Bariadi |
Bariadi District[1] is one of the five districts of the Simiyu Region of Tanzania, East Africa. As of 2022, the population was 383,385.[2]
History
Prior to 2012, Bariadi District was part of Shinyanga Region.
Economy
The Dutwa Ward contains one of the world's largest nickel deposits.[3]
Wards
As of 2002, Bariadi District was administratively divided into twenty-six wards:[4]
- Bariadi
- Bumera
- Bunamhala
- Chinamili
- Dutwa
- Gamboshi
- Ikungulyabashashi
- Kasoli
- Kinang'weli
- Lagangabilili
- Lugulu
- Mbita
- Mhango
- Mhunze
- Mwadobana
- Mwamapalala
- Mwaswale
- Mwaubingi
- Nkololo
- Nkoma
- Nyakabindi
- Sagata
- Sakwe
- Sapiwi
- Somanda
- Zagayu
Notes
- ^ Bariadi District (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Bariadi Rural (District, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "Dutwa Africa's first major base-metals discovery since Copperbelt – African Eagle".
- ^ "2002 Population and Housing Census: General Report: Shinyanga: Bariadi". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.
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