Kyerwa District | |
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District | |
![]() Kyerwa District's location within Kagera Region. |
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Country | Tanzania |
Region | Kagera Region |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 321,026 |
Kyerwa District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is one of the 20 new districts that were formed in Tanzania since 2010; it was split off from Karagwe District. It is bordered to the north by Uganda, to the east by Missenyi District, to the south by Karagwe District and to the west by Rwanda.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Kyerwa District was 321,026.
Unpaved trunk road T39 from Kayanga in Karagwe District to the Ugandan border passes through Kyerwa District.
As of 2012, Kyerwa District was administratively divided into 18 wards.