It is bordered to the south by Mozambique, to the west by the Tandahimba District, to the north by the Lindi Region and to the east by Mtwara-Mikindani District and the Indian Ocean.

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 132,329 people in the ward, from 228,003 in 2012 before split of Nanyamba Town Council is 2014.

[3] The area of the Mtwara Rural District is 3,597 km².

[4] The Mtwara District is administratively divided into 5 divisions, 21 wards, and 110 villages.

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