According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Makambako Urban District was 93,827.

[2] Paved Trunk road T1 from Dar es Salaam to the Zambia border passes through the district.

This roads passes through Njombe and ends in Songea town, Ruvuma Region.

[3] The TAZARA Railway - from Dar es Salaam to Lusaka - passes through the district from east to west; a train station is located in the town of Makambako.

[4] As of 2012, Makambako Urban District was administratively divided into 8 wards.