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]
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 | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Mwanza Region |
| District | Ukerewe District |
| Ward | Nansio |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,644 |
| Time zone | UTC 3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 33601 |
| UFI | -2571388 |
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
editThe ward has 15 villages.[4]
- Namagubo “A”
- Namagubo “B”
- Barazani
- Posta “A”
- Posta “B”
- Mashine ya Maji
- Mdoe
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Nansio (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mwanza Postcodes" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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