RSEEO

Economic Opportunities

District Overview

Ruangwa is one of six districts of the Lindi Region of Tanzania.
It is bordered to the north by the Kilwa District, to the south by the Mtwara Region,to the east by Lindi rural District and to the west by the Nachingwea and Liwale District.

Area and Population

The total Area of Ruangwa district is 2,516 square kilometers, with population of 185,573 for the 2022 census.

Development

The district has an abundance of minerals and a huge agricultural potential.

Being in the Mozambique belt, the district has large deposits of graphite minerals and other commercially demanded minerals like gold, blue suphier, red and green gunnet, green stones,and white marble.

With the discovery of minerals, the area has seen an influx of people working in the sector. This has put a pressure on existing social amenities such as hotels, guest houses and lodges.

The road network in the district is rapid upgraded periodically, while the work on one of strategic road, the road linking Ruangwa to Mtwara region namely Nanganga - Ruangwa road, currently are being constructed to tarmac level.

Following an abundance of minerals and huge agricultural potential, and investment supportive infrastructure, expected to bring billions in investment that could transform the entire Ruangwa district economy.

Administration

The Ruangwa District is administratively divided into 22 wards:

  1. Chibula
  2. Chienjere
  3. Chinongwe
  4. Chunyu
  5. Likunja
  6. Luchelegwa
  1. Makanjiro
  2. Malolo
  3. Mandarawe
  4. Mandawa
  5. Matambarale
  1. Mbekenyera
  2. Mbwemkuru
  3. Mnacho
  4. Nachingwea
  5. Nambilanje
  1. Namichiga
  2. Nandagala
  3. Nanganga
  4. Narung'ombe
  5. Nkowe
  6. Ruangwa

Notable person from Ruangwa district is Honorable Kassim Majaliwa, tenth Tanzanian Prime Minister.

Six reasons why invest in Ruangwa:
  1. Rich in natural resources

    2. The district has an abundance of minerals and a huge agricultural potential (Land resource).

    Being in the Mozambique belt, the district has large deposits of graphite minerals and other commercially demanded minerals like gold, blue suphier, red and green gunnet, green stones,and white marble.

    With the discovery of minerals, the area has seen an influx of people working in the sector. This has put a pressure on existing social amenities such as hotels, guest houses and lodges.

  1. Strategic Geographical location

    2. Ruangwa district is bordered to the north by the Kilwa District, to the south by the Mtwara Region(Masasi district), to the east by Lindi rural District and to the west by the Nachingwea and Liwale district.This has made the district to be the best investment strategic areas in southern Tanzania due to its location geographically.

  1. Investment supportive infrastructure

    2. Presence of good social services in energy, heath, education, water supply, and financial institutions, is another factor why invest in Ruangwa district.

    The road network within the district is rapid upgraded periodically, while the work on one of strategic road, the road linking Ruangwa to Masasi namely Nanganga - Ruangwa - Nachingwea road (106 km), currently is under construction to tarmac level, phase one Nanganga to Ruangwa (53 km). This improve supportive infrastructure for investment in the district.

  1. Access to markets

    2. Improvement of roads infrastructure in the district and those linking the district and neighbour districts such as Kilwa, Masasi, Nachingwea, Liwale and Lindi rural, has made the produced products or services more easy to reach the markets.

  1. Adequate local workforces

    2. The population of Ruangwa district is 185,573 for the 2022 census.

    In the year of 2022, the special efforts done by Ruangwa Social Economic Empowerment Organization (RSEEO) in collaboration with Ruangwa district council through district social development department, came out with Ruangwa district local content database consists of local workforces, service providers, and entrepreneurs, improve the adequate of workforces in the district.

  1. Security stability

    2. The security in the district is stable.This are results of efforts done by Ruangwa district security and defense committee under his Chairman Ruangwa district commissioner.

    The areas to Invest
    1. Agricultural sector
    2. Mining and mineral sector
    3. Construction sector
    4. Logistics and transportation sector
    5. Hotels and accomodations sector
    6. Security and defense sector
    1. Educational sector
    2. Information and Communication (ICT) sector
    3. Health and environmental sector
    4. Real estate business
    5. Financial sector
    6. Energy sector
    7. Human resources sector
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