Kalambo District
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| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Rukwa Region |
Kalambo District is one of the four districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania, East Africa. The administrative seat is in Matai.[1] The Kalambo River flows through the district and its mouth on Lake Tanganyika is about 15 km south of the town of Kasanga.[2]
Kalambo District Council was officially established on 23 December 2012 after it was split off from the Sumbawanga District Council.[3] Moshi Chang'a was the first District Commissioner,[4] who served until his death in a auto accident in April 2014.[5]
Economy
Most people are employed in herding and subsistence farming. The major cash crops are maize, sunflowers, beans, cassava and honey.[4] Some people are employed in artisanal mining and traditional fishing.[4] There are copper deposits at Kasanga and Kapapa.[6]
Administrative subdivisions
Constituencies
For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections the area that is now Kalambo District had one constituency:[7]
- Kalambo Constituency
Divisions
Kalambo District is administratively divided into divisions.
Wards
Kalambo District is administratively divided into seventeen wards:[8]
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