Liwale is one of the six districts of the Lindi Region of Tanzania. It is the largest district in Lindi and one of the largest in districts in Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Pwani Region, to the east by the Kilwa District, to the south by the Ruangwa District and to the west by the Morogoro Region. Most of Liwale district is within the Nyerere National Park.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Liwale District was 75,546.
Liwale District was officially established on July 7, 1975 after being separated from Nachingwea due to the size of Nachingwea District. Before that, Liwale District was a Division of Nachingwea District from 1961. Also in 1975, the District became an official Constituency where the first Member of Parliament was the late Prime Minister Rashid Mfaume Kawawa.
