The Municipality is projected to have a total population of 197,825 people according to the 2002 census and a growth rate of 2.36 annually; within the jurisdiction area of 1092.26 square kilometres.

The Municipality is reasonably well connected through rail, roads and air services, although the main means of transportation is the railway.

In the Municipality, agriculture is the main economic activity, focusing on maize, rice, groundnuts, beans, cowpeas, cassava, sweet potatoes and tobacco.

Municipality's economic base depends on the services sector provided by both central and local governments.

Other economic activities in the Municipality are public services, commerce, small enterprises, industry, small-scale agriculture and forestry.

The climate of the Tabora region favours forestry, livestock and agriculture processing industries.

On the other hand, beekeeping industry was highly developed and Tabora Beekeepers Cooperative Union located at Kipalapala in Itetemia Ward was glorious with exports to West Germany, Britain, United States and other western countries reaching more than 200,000 tons in 1989.

[4] The Tanzanian Central Line train - from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma - passes through the district.