Nansio

Nansio
Kata ya Nansio
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 / -2.10778; 33.08639
Country Tanzania
RegionMwanza Region
DistrictUkerewe District
WardNansio
Population
 (2016)[1]: 144 
 • Total
8,644
Time zoneUTC+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

The ward has 15 villages.[4]

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Nansio (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  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. ^ "Mwanza Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.