Nguruka

Nguruka
Kata ya Nguruka (Swahili)
Kata ya Nguruka, Wilaya ya Uvinza
Nguruka
Location of Nguruka
Coordinates: 5°6′41.76″S 31°2′30.12″E / 5.1116000°S 31.0417000°E / -5.1116000; 31.0417000
Country Tanzania
RegionKigoma Region
DistrictUvinza District
Area
  Total
138 km2 (53 sq mi)
Elevation
1,062 m (3,484 ft)
Population
 (2016):127
  Total
29,916
  Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Tanzanian Postal Code
47602

Nguruka is an administrative ward in Uvinza District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 138 km2 (53 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 1,062 m (3,484 ft). In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 29,916 people in the ward, from 27,179 in 2012.:127:151