Kishapu District is one of the three districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Maswa District, to the south by the Tabora Region, to the east by the Meatu District and to the west by the Shinyanga Rural and Urban Districts.
The open pit Williamson diamond mine (also known as Mwadui mine) is located in Kishapu District.
According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Kishapu District was 335,483.
Wards
Kishapu District is administratively divided into 20 wards:
Bubiki Bunambiyu Itilima Kiloleli Kishapu Lagana Masanga Mondo Mwadui Luhumbo Mwakipoya Mwamalasa Mwamashele Ngofila Seke Bugoro Shagihilu Somagedi Songwa Talaga Uchunga Ukenyenge mwataga
References
Sources Kishapu District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census