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{{Short description|Ward in Chunya, Mbeya, Tanzania}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Luwalaje
| native_name             = Kata ya Luwalaje
| native_name_lang        = sw
| settlement_type         = [[Wards of Tanzania|Ward]]
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| pushpin_map             = Tanzania
| map_caption             = Location of Luwalaje
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| coordinates             = {{coord|7.912|S|33.549|E|display=inline,title|type:adm3rd_region:TZ-source:google_maps}}
| subdivision_type        = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|Tanzania}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of Tanzania |Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Mbeya Region]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Districts of Tanzania|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Chunya District]]
| subdivision_type3       = [[Wards of Tanzania|Ward]]
| subdivision_name3       = Luwalaje
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| population_as_of        = 2016
| population_total        = 4745
| population_density_km2  = auto
| population_footnotes    = {{r|2016_census|p=96}}
| postal_code             = 53822
| postal_code_type        = Postcode{{r|Mbeya_postcode}}
| timezone                = [[East Africa Time|EAT]]
| utc_offset              = +3
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'''Luwalaje''', also known as '''Lualaje''',{{efn|name=official}} is an administrative ward in the [[Chunya]] district of the [[Mbeya Region]] of [[Tanzania]].
In 2016 the [[National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania)|Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics]] report there were 4,745 people in the ward, from 4,305 in 2012.{{r|2016_census|p=96}}{{r|2012_census|p=112}}
== Villages / vitongoji ==
The ward has 2 villages and 14 vitongoji.{{r|Mbeya_postcode}}
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* Lualaje
** Ikingo
** Itete
** Kabuta
** Kiseru
** Kitakwa
** Mpembe Magh.
** Muungano
** Sumbwe
* Mwiji
** Isote
** Mtakuja
** Mwiji A
** Mwiji B
** Mwiji C
** Mwiji D
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== References ==
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{{efn|name=official|'''Luwalaje''' is a common name, but '''Lualaje''' is the official name used in censuses and postalcodes.}}}}
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<ref name="2016_census">{{Cite report |url=https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf |title=2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara. |trans-title=Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania |date=2016-04-01 |publisher=[[National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania)|National Bureau of Statistics]] |location=[[Dar es Salaam, Tanzania]] |page= |language=sw |access-date=2022-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227102333/https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf |archive-date=2021-12-27 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="2012_census">{{Cite report |url=http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf |title=2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas. |date=2013-03-01 |publisher=[[National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania)|National Bureau of Statistics]] |location=[[Dar es Salaam, Tanzania]] |page= |language=en |access-date=2022-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326183741/http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf |archive-date=2022-03-26 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Mbeya_postcode">{{cite web |title=Mbeya Postcodes |url=https://www.tcra.go.tz/uploads/text-editor/files/Mbeya%2053000_1622732877.pdf |publisher=Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809132814/https://www.tcra.go.tz/uploads/text-editor/files/Mbeya%2053000_1622732877.pdf |archive-date=9 August 2022 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref>
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[[Category:Wards of Mbeya Region]]
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