Sumve is another important settlement in Kwimba District, hosting a hospital and large church.

Most of the residents are engaged in the subsistence farming of rice, sweet potatoes, cassava, millet or maize.

[2] The 2002 Tanzania National Census showed the following statistics for livestock population in the Kwimba district: Land transport is the major means of transport in Kwimba district, with many using cars, buses, bicycles and motorcycles to move from one area to another Paved trunk road T8 from Shinyanga to Mwanza passes through Kwimba district from south to north.

[3] The Central Line railway from Tabora to Mwanza passes through the district from east to west and there are three railway stations within the district's boundaries at the villages of Malya, Bukwimba and Mantare.

[4] As of 2012, Kwimba District was divided into five divisions and 30 wards.