Namtumbo District is one of the five districts of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Morogoro Region, to the east by the Tunduru District, to the south by Mozambique and to the west by the Songea Urban District and Songea Rural District.
, the population of the Namtumbo District was 271,368.
Wards
The Namtumbo District is administratively divided into 21 wards:
Kitanda Ligera Luchili Luegu Lusewa Magazini Msisima Mgombasi Mkongo Nakawale Msindo Namabengo Namtumbo Rwinga Mchomoro Hanga Mputa Likuyuseka Lisimonji Mkongo Gulioni Litola Limamu Suluti Mtonya Nambecha Mtwaro pachani
Notable persons from Namtumbo District Rashid Kawawa, First Tanzanian Prime Minister
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