Buhigwe District
| Buhigwe District | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Buhigwe District's location within Kigoma Region. |
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| Coordinates: 04°26′53″S 29°55′27″E / 4.44806°S 29.92417°ECoordinates: 04°26′53″S 29°55′27″E / 4.44806°S 29.92417°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Kigoma |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 254,342 |
Buhigwe District is one of the eight districts of the Kigoma Region of Tanzania. It is one of the 20 new districts that were formed in Tanzania since 2010; it was split off from Kasulu Rural District. Buhigwe District is bordered to the north by Burundi, to the east by Kasulu Rural District and Kasulu Urban District, and to the west by Kigoma Rural District. Its administrative seat is the town of Buhigwe.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Buhigwe District was 254,342.
Paved trunk road T19 from Kigoma to the Burundi border passes through a small portion of the district.
As of 2012, Buhigwe District was administratively divided into 20 wards.
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