Location | Administrative Units | Population

Location and Physical Features

Dodoma Region lies at 4o to 7o latitude South and 35o – 37o longitude East. It is a region centrally positioned in Tanzania and is bordered by four regions namely: Manyara in the North, Morogoro in the East, Iringa in the South and Singida in the West. Much of the region is a plateau rising gradually from some 830 metres in Bahi Swamps to 2000 metres above sea level in the highlands north of Kondoa.

Administrative Units

The region was established in 1963 consisting of three rural districts and one Township Authority. To date, Dodoma region has four rural districts and one urban District namely: Dodoma-Rural, Kondoa, Mpwapwa, Kongwa and Dodoma Urban. The region is the 12th largest in the country and covers an area of 41,310 sq. km equivalent to 5% of the total area of Tanzania Mainland.

DISTRICTS OF DODOMA REGION AND THEIR
RESPECTIVE SIZES

DISTRICT	AREA IN SQ.KM.	REGIONAL SHARE (%)
Dodoma Rural Dodoma Urban Kondoa Mpwapwa Kongwa	14,004 2,576 13,210 7,479 4,041	33.9 6.3 31.9 18.1 9.8
TOTAL	41,310	100

Source: Regional Commissioner's Office - Dodoma.

The five districts are sub-divided into 26 Divisions, 145 Wards and 465
registered villages as shown in Table below:

DISTRIBUTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY

DISTRICT	AREA (SQ.KM)	DIVISIONS	WARDS	VILLAGES
Dodoma Rural Dodoma Urban Kondoa Mpwapwa Kongwa	14,004 2,576 13,210 7,479 4,041	8 4 8 3 3	48 30 35 18 14	124 42 160 73 66
TOTAL	41,310	26	145	465

Source: Regional Commissioner’s Office-Dodoma

Population

Based on the growth rate of 2.4 percent and taking 1988 as a base year, the current (2002) Regional population is estimated at 1,735,000. Based on the above growth rate , the projected population for the Districts is as follows

POPULATION BY DISTRICT:

DISTRICT	1988 CENSUS	PROJECTION
		2000	2001	2002
DODOMA URBAN	203,833	274,200	280,781	287,200
DODOMA RURAL	353,478	472,900	484,249	495,800
MPWAPWA	339,954	244,000	249,856	255,900
KONGWA	NA	223,000	228,352	233,900
KONDOA	340,554	440,400	228,000	461,900
TOTAL	1,237,819	1,654,500	1,693,638	1,735,000

Source: Regional Commissioner’s Office– Dodoma
NB: Kongwa District in 1988 was part of Mpwapwa District

POPULATION BY DISTRICT AND BY SEX FOR THE YEAR 2001

DISTRICT	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
Dodoma Rural Dodoma Urban Kondoa Mpwapwa Kongwa	484,249, 280,781 450,400 249,856 228,352	232,989 135,094 220,213 120,039 109,707	251,260 145,688 230,187 129,816 118,645
TOTAL	1,693,638	818,042	875,596

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