Ilemela Municipality is one of the two operating districts of Mwanza City in Mwanza Region, as well as Nyamagana municipality. At the time of the 2012 census, the population of the district was calculated to postal codes in Ilemela starting at 332 digits.

Ilemela District is one of the seven districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania with a postcode number 33200.

It is bordered to the north and west by Lake Victoria, to the east by Magu District, and to the south by Nyamagana District. Part of the region’s capital, the town of Mwanza, is within Ilemela District. The district commission’s office is located in Buswelu area of Mwanza town