Masasi

Masasi is one of the six districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by using the Lindi Region, to the east by using the Newala District, to the south with the aid of the Ruvuma River and Mozambique and to the west with the aid of Nanyumbu District. Masasi District Council is amongst seven councils comprising Mtwara Region. The district lies between 100 and 200 ranges south of the Equator and 360 and 380 stages east of Greenwich.

The district stocks a border with Nachingwea and Ruangwa Districts to the North, Lindi and Newala Districts to the east, Ruvuma River to the south and Nanyumbu district to the West. The council’s headquarters is located 210 kilometers west of Mtwara Municipality that's the regional headquarters. The Masasi district council is also surrounding a brand new Masasi town council which began its operations in July 2012. The council has 5 administrative divisions, 23 wards and 159 villages and 864 hamlets. It has a total location of three,829.9 sq.Km, and the bodily length is 20.8% of the entire region.