Uwemba
Uwemba Kata ya Uwemba | |
|---|---|
 Uwemba monastery | |
  Uwemba Location of Uwemba | |
| Coordinates: 9°28′29″S 34°47′11″E / 9.474839°S 34.786409°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Iringa Region |
| District | Njombe District |
| Ward | Uwemba |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 9,187 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Uwemba is a town and ward in Njombe District in the Iringa Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands. Uwemba has a big Benedictines monastery and Secondary school. Economic activities includes agriculture (farming Irish potatoes, maize, wheat) and business.
In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 9,187 people in the ward, from 8,900 in 2012.[2][1]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.