Handeni Wilaya ya Handeni (Swahili)
District
Wilaya ya Handeni, Mkoa wa Tanga
Manga Village, Mkata Ward, Handeni District
Handeni District in Tanga 2022
Coordinates: 5°30′32.76″S 38°20′20.04″E / 5.5091000°S 38.3389000°E / -5.5091000; 38.3389000
Country	Tanzania
Region	Tanga Region
Capital	Mkata
Area
• Total	6,534 km2 (2,523 sq mi)
• Rank	1/11
Population  (2022 census)
• Total	384,353
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym	Handenian
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili
• Native	Zigua
Website	www.tanga.go.tz

Handeni District is one of the 11 districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of 6,534 km² (2,523 sq mi).^[1] It is bordered to the west by the Kilindi District and the Handeni Urban District, to the north by the Korogwe District, to the east by the Pangani District, and to the south by the Pwani Region. In 2002 Kilindi District was formed out of the district. The administrative capital of the district is Mkata town. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Handeni District was 248,633.^[2] According to the 2022 census, the population had increased to: 384,353.^[3][4]

As of 2012, Handeni District Council was administratively divided into 20 wards.^[4]

The dramatic open area to the north of Handeni was the setting for Ernest Hemingway's classic hunting book, Green Hills of Africa.^{[citation needed]}