14 Job post opportunity At Chato District Council

Chato is one of the five Geita Region Districts and was officially established in July 2006 due and the subdivision of Biharamulo District. Chato District has one Council ie Chato District Council formally established in July, 2007. .The Chato District Council is administratively divided into five Wards. The Chato District Council Chief Executive Officer and other officers are elected by the five Ward members of the council.In 2006, Biharamulo District was subdivided into two districts, Geita Region and Simbya Region in order to concentrate development work on two main regions of Tanzania

Chato District Council

Chato District is located in the Northwest of Tanzania between Latitude 20 15 ‘to 30 15’ South of Equatorial and Longitude 310 to 32o East Greenwich. The district borders the District of Muleba North, Bukombe District South, District Biharamulo to the West and Geita District to the East. The district has an area of 3,572 square kilometers and is located at an altitude of between 1,135 to 1,410 meters from sea level. .The population of the district is estimated at 547,937 people. The major ethnic groups in the district are the Ila, Nyamwezi and Shirazi who are mainly farmers while there are also a few cattle herding communities such as Ngiluya and Rumehuru.

population and housing census, the District had a population of 365,127 of which 181,368 are Men and 183,759 are Women. The number of households is 60,855 equivalent and an average of 6 people per household. The district has a working population of 175,261 equivalent to 48 percent of the total population. As of December 31, 2017 the District is estimated to have About 420,191 men are 208,720 and women are 211,471 (Source NBS reports)