Ulanga District


Ulanga District is one of the six districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. the administrative seat is in Mahenge. It covers of which is in forest reserves. Ulanga District is bordered to the north and west by the Kilombero District, to the east by the Lindi Region and to the south by the Ruvuma Region.

Demographics

, the population of the Ulanga District was 194,209. According to the 2012 census the population had risen to 265,203 people. The Wapogoro are the majority ethnic group in Ulanga District.

Economy

Most people are employed in herding and subsistence farming, although there is some traditional fishing. Some mining is done in Lukande Ward.
Roads are poor. There is one gravelled airstrip located in the Selous Game Reserve.

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2015 elections Ulanga District had one constituency:
Ulanga District is administratively divided into four divisions.
Ulanga District is administratively divided into twenty-one wards: