Luwalaje

Coordinates: 7°54′43″S 33°32′56″E / 7.912°S 33.549°E / -7.912; 33.549
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Luwalaje
Kata ya Luwalaje
Luwalaje is located in Tanzania
Luwalaje
Luwalaje
Location of Luwalaje
Coordinates: 7°54′43″S 33°32′56″E / 7.912°S 33.549°E / -7.912; 33.549
Country Tanzania
RegionMbeya Region
DistrictChunya District
WardLuwalaje
Population
 (2016)[1]: 96 
 • Total4,745
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode[2]
53822

Luwalaje, also known as Lualaje,[a] is an administrative ward in the Chunya district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania.

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 4,745 people in the ward, from 4,305 in 2012.[1]: 96 [3]: 112 

Villages / vitongoji[edit]

The ward has 2 villages and 14 vitongoji.[2]

  • Lualaje
    • Ikingo
    • Itete
    • Kabuta
    • Kiseru
    • Kitakwa
    • Mpembe Magh.
    • Muungano
    • Sumbwe
  • Mwiji
    • Isote
    • Mtakuja
    • Mwiji A
    • Mwiji B
    • Mwiji C
    • Mwiji D

References[edit]

  1. ^ Luwalaje is a common name, but Lualaje is the official name used in censuses and postalcodes.
  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. ^ a b "Mbeya Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  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.