Nanyamba Town Council, Mtwara
Nanyamba Town, is a district established in 2016 of the Mtwara Region in the southern coastal Tanzania. Nanyamba is in the eastern portion of the Mtwara Region, near the coast.
Geography
Nanyamba is located south of Lindi Region, west of Mtwara Rural District, north of the nation of Mozambique across the Ruvuma River, and east of the Tandahimba District. The district covers an area of that is a plateau of an elevation of to.The two primary geographical areas are the Makonde Plateau and Ruvuma Valley. Like most of Mtwara the plateau makes up most of the council, with Ruvuma Valley being the river and border with Mozambique.
Climate
The temperature ranges between and over two seasons. There is a dry season between May and November and a wet season between December and April. The average rainfall is to.Administrative areas
In 2022 the district administers 3 divisions, 17 wards, 87 villages, 9 suburbs, and 323 hamlets.Wards
- Chawi
- Dinyecha
- Hinju
- Kiromba
- Kitaya
- Kiyanga
- Namtumbuka
- Nanyamba
- Njengwa
- Nitekela
- Nyundo
- Mbembaleo
- Mnima
- Milangominne
- Mnongodi
- Mtimbwilimbwi
- Mtiniko
Demographics
The 2016 population of Nanyamba was projected at 107,112, in 27,905 households. The district has an annual population growth rate of 1.4%. The Wamakonde make up most of the population, with others tribes in the district being Wamakua, Wayao, and Wamwera. Most of the people engage in keeping livestock and small scale farming.Economy
Agriculture is the primary economy of Nanayamba with 92 per cent of Wananyamba farming or raising livestock. Most current investment is expanding irrigation, particularly from the Ruvuma River. Additionally fisheries is a growing sector, with hatchery investments in Kiromba, Mnongodi, Kitaya and Chawi wards.Governance
Nanyamba is one of the three districts governed as town councils in the Mtwara Region with Masasi Town, and Newala Town. The other 6 districts being the city council of Mtwara City, and the 5 rural district councils of Masasi District, Mtwara District, Nanyumbu District, Newala District, and Tandahimba District.The current chairman of the town council is Kapende Jamali Abdalah, with Thomas Edwin Mwalilafu acting as the town director.
Infrastructure
Roads
Nanyamba has a road system of, of which are collector roads, feeder roads, and community roads. There is a proposed plan, with land set aside, for a new bus terminal.Currently the regional road that from Mtwara to Masasi, through Nanyamba, is being upgraded to bitumen with some already complete. The remaining section, and Mwiti Bridge are still in preparation and with funding approval already received.