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| Location | Tanzania |
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Theadministrative divisions of Tanzania are controlled by Part I, Article 2.2 of theConstitution of Tanzania.[1] Tanzania is divided into thirty-oneregions (mkoa inSwahili). Each region is subdivided intodistricts (wilaya in Swahili). The districts are sub-divided intodivisions (tarafa in Swahili) and further intolocal wards (kata in Swahili). Wards are further subdivided for management purposes: forurban wards intostreets (mtaa in Swahili) and forrural wards intovillages (kijiji in Swahili). The villages may be further subdivided intohamlets (kitongoji in Swahili).
In 1922 under theBritish Tanganyika was divided into twenty-two regions, known as "divisions": Arusha, Bagamoyo, Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kilwa, Kondoa-Irangi, Lindi, Mahenge, Morogoro, Moshi, Mwanza, Pangani, Rufiji, Rungwe, Songea, Tabora, Tanga, Ufipa, Ujiji, and Usambara.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, Tanzania was divided into 169 districts. There is one type of rural district: aDistrict Council. And there are three types of urban districts:Town Council,Municipal Council andCity Council.[2]
A division is an administrative organization for several wards.
A village is the lowest government administrative structure at the community level. In an urban area, a cluster(mtaa) can include a number of streets. A ward(kata) is an administrative structure for one single town or portion of a bigger town (Urban Wards). Rural wards are composed of several villages