Ludewa District

Ludewa District is one of five districts in the Njombe Region in Tanzania, East Africa. Prior to 2012, the district was one of the seven districts of Iringa Region.[2] The town of Ludewa is the administrative seat of the district. A hospital is located in the city. The district is bordered to the north by the Njombe Rural District and Makete District, to the southeast by the Ruvuma Region and to the southwest by the country of Malawi across Lake Malawi/Lake Nyasa.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the Ludewa District had a population of 128,155

Geography

The district has a wide shore of Lake Nyasa with attractive beaches in Luping and Manda and the mouth of Ruhuhu River.

Economy

The primary occupation is subsistence farming and livestock rearing. Along the coast of Lake Nyasa there is traditional fishing. There is a small amount of artisanal mining of gold and gem quality green tourmaline.

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Ludewa District had one constituency:

• Ludewa Constituency
  

Divisions

Ludewa District is administratively divided into divisions.

Wards

As of 2002, Ludewa District was administratively divided into twenty-two wards: After the reorganization where Ludewa was moved to Njome Region in 2012, there were twenty-five wards.

2002 Wards

Ibumi Iwela Kilondo Luana Ludende Ludewa Lugarawa Luilo

Lumbila Lupanga Lupingu Madilu Madope Makonde Manda

Masasi Mavanga Mawengi Milo Mkomang'ombe Mundindi Mlangali

2012 Wards

Ibumi Iwela Kilondo Lifuma Luana Ludende Ludewa Lugarawa Luilo

Lumbila Lupanga Lupingu Madilu Madope Makonde Manda Masasi

Mavanga Mawengi Milo Mkongobaki Mlangali Mundindi Nkomang'ombe Ruhuhu