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Bariadi District

Coordinates: 02°45′S 34°30′E / 2.750°S 34.500°E / -2.750; 34.500
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Bariadi
Town
location within Simiyu Region.
location within Simiyu Region.
Country Tanzania
RegionSimiyu
DistrictBariadi

Bariadi District[1] is one of the five districts of the Simiyu Region of Tanzania, East Africa. As of 2022, the population was 383,385.[2]

History

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Prior to 2012, Bariadi District was part of Shinyanga Region.

Economy

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The Dutwa Ward contains one of the world's largest nickel deposits.[3]

Wards

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As of 2002, Bariadi District was administratively divided into twenty-six wards:[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Bariadi District (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ^ "Bariadi Rural (District, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  3. ^ "Dutwa Africa's first major base-metals discovery since Copperbelt – African Eagle".
  4. ^ "2002 Population and Housing Census: General Report: Shinyanga: Bariadi". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.

02°45′S 34°30′E / 2.750°S 34.500°E / -2.750; 34.500