Mtwara Urban is one of the five districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Lindi Region, to the east by the Indian Ocean and to the south and west by the Mtwara Rural District.

How many District in Mtwara?

Mtwara Region is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania Mainland located in the southern part of Tanzania with a surface area of about 1,672,000 hectares and a population of 1,451,078 in 2019. Administratively, the region is sub-divided into 5 districts namely Mtwara, Masasi, Newala, Nanyumbu, and Tandahimba.

Which tribe is in Mtwara?

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Mtwara Rural District was 204,770. Most of the residents are from the Makonde and Makua tribes. The area of the Mtwara Rural District is 3,597 km².