Micheweni District

Micheweni District[1] (Formerly Konde District[2]) is one of the two districts in the North Pemba Region of Tanzania. The administrative seat is the town of . As of 2002, Micheweni District had a population of 83,531.[3]

Micheweni District

Konde District
Micheweni District
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 05°00′S 039°45′E
CountryTanzania
RegionNorth Pemba Region
Population
 (2002)
  Total83,531

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Micheweni District had four constituencies:[4]

  • Konde Constituency
  • Mgogoni Constituency
  • Micheweni Constituency
  • Tumbe Constituency

Wards

Micheweni District is administratively divided into ten wards:[5]

Education

In the 2002 census literacy in Micheweni District stood at 40 percent for those aged 5 years and above. Literacy in Swahili was 30 percent, while 19 percent were literate in English, with 9 percent overlap.[7]

References


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