Nachingwea is one of the 6 districts in the Lindi Region

Lindi Region

Lindi is one of Tanzania's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital is also called Lindi.The Lindi region borders on Pwani, Morogoro, Ruvuma, and Mtwara. Much of the western part of the region is in the Selous Game Reserve....

 of Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

. It is bordered to the North by the Ruangwa District

Ruangwa

Ruangwa is one of the 6 districts of the Lindi Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Liwale District, to the South by the Nachingwea District and to the West by the Morogoro Region....

, to the East by the Lindi Rural District

Lindi Rural

Lindi Rural is one of the six districts of the Lindi Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Kilwa District, to the South by the Mtwara Region, to the West by the Nachingwea District, and to the East by the Indian Ocean and the Lindi Urban District.According to the 2002 Tanzania...

, to the Southeast by the Mtwara Region

Mtwara Region

Mtwara is a southern region of Tanzania which has been underdeveloped for a long time: development is constrained by the lack of highway and energy infrastructures. The Dar es Salaam-Kibiti-Lindi-Mtwara road has been improved by the completion of the Mkapa bridge over the Rufiji River...

 and to the Southwest by the Ruvuma Region

Ruvuma Region

Ruvuma is a region in Tanzania. It is named after the Ruvuma River which forms most of its southern boundary with Mozambique. It is also bordered to the North by the Morogoro Region, to the Northeast by the Lindi Region, to the East by the Mtwara Region and to the Northwest by the Iringa Region. ...

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According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Nachingwea District was 162,081.

Nachingwea has a Hospital, a Teacher Training College, one Secondary School, four Primary Schools, a Nursery School
and a Day Care Centre. It was one of the centers for the groundnut scheme in the 1950s and has an airstrip and an army barracks.

Twinnings

The Anglican Parish of St. Andrew is linked with St. Andrew's Church, Stapleford, Cambridgeshire

Stapleford, Cambridgeshire

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 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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Wards

The Nachingwea District is administratively divided into 26 wards:

• Chiola
• Kiegei
• Kilima Rondo
• Kilimani Hewa
• Kipara Mnero
• Lionja
• Marambo
• Matekwe
• Mbondo
• Mkoka
• Mkotokuyana
• Mnero
• Mnero Ngongo
• Mpiruka
• Mtua
• Naipanga
• Naipingo
• Namapwia
• Namatula
• Nambambo
• Namikango
• Nangowe
• Nditi
• Ndomoni
• Ruponda
• Stesheni (English Meaning: station)