Newala is a district of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania.

The district includes the Miyuyu Forest Reserve.

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics reported there were 122,072 people in the ward, down from 205,492 in 2012.

The decrease was due to the creation of the Newala Town council in 2014.

[1]: 77 [2]: 89 The Newala District is administratively divided into 4 divisions, 22 wards, 107 villages and 302 hamlets.