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Misungwi Facts

Area	2091.4 km²
Population	497,344
Male Population	246,123 (49.5%)
Female Population	251,221 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+429.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+103.5%
Median Age	15.1 years (Male: 14.6, Female: 15.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,942 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-2.85000, 33.08333

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Misungwi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	93,943	169,295	244,353	414,635	497,344	584,079	675,155
Population Density	44.9 / km²	80.9 / km²	116.8 / km²	198.3 / km²	237.8 / km²	279.3 / km²	322.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Misungwi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 103.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Misungwi	+429.4%	+193.8%	+103.5%
Mwanza Region	—	—	—
Tanzania	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Misungwi Median Age

Median Age: 15.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Misungwi	15.1 yrs	15.6 yrs	14.6 yrs
Mwanza Region	16.4 yrs	16.7 yrs	16 yrs
Tanzania	17.7 yrs	18.2 yrs	17.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Misungwi Population Density

Population Density: 238 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Misungwi	497,344	2,091.4 km²	238 / km²
Mwanza Region	3.1 million	11,569.4 km²	271 / km²
Tanzania	53.2 million	940,193.6 km²	56.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Misungwi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1200 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Misungwi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$849	$930	$1,102	$1,318	$1,686	$1,656	$1,801	$1,942
Total GDP	$151.1M	$195.6M	$266.5M	$374M	$561.7M	$659.1M	$862.2M	$993M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Misungwi CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Misungwi	132,008 tn	0.27 tn	63.1 tons/km²
Mwanza Region	831,924 tn	0.27 tn	71.9 tons/km²
Tanzania	13,721,720 tn	0.26 tn	14.6 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Misungwi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	132,008 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.27 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	63.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/25/17	9:55 AM	4.4	30.5 km	10,000 m	22km WSW of Misasi, Tanzania	usgs.gov
5/29/02	11:11 AM	4.9	94.5 km	10,000 m	Lake Victoria region, Tanzania	usgs.gov
5/18/02	3:15 PM	5.5	72.5 km	10,000 m	Lake Victoria region, Tanzania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Misungwi

Misungwi or Missungwi or Isungwi is a town in Misungwi District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania. According to the 2012 census, the population of Misungwi town is 30,728. It is the biggest town on the trunk road from Mwanza to Shinyanga.

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