The Kahama district is one of the eight districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the west by the Bukombe District, to the south by the Tabora Region, to the north by the Mwanza Region, and to the east by the Shinyanga Rural and Shinyanga Urban Districts.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Kahama District was 596,456. [1]
Wards
Kahama now is an urban area, declared and publicly known. Its recent development which are also fascinating are the result of Isakaport, mining activities which has been going on for quite a time now. the town of Kahama now is enjoying the employment from Barrick Gold in the newly operating site of Buzwagi Gold Mine situated in between Kahama and Mwenadakulima along Isaka road. also manufacturing activities are now part of the town which is already connected to new project of water from Lake Victoria which for decades it was one of the problems people of Kahama were facing. It has now grew to the extent it is connecting with Nyihogo, Malunga, Shunu and Bukondamoyo, which make the urbanized area to grow also. now the wards which makes the urbanised area include:
Kahama District is administratively divided into 34 wards:
Sources
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