Musoma Rural District is one of the 9 districts of Mara Region of Tanzania. Mara region has the following Districts councils:
Musoma district council, Rorya district council, Tarime rural, Tarime town council, Butiama, Serengeti, Bunda rural council, Bunda town Council and Musomal Municipal council.
Its administrative centre is the town of Musoma.
The district is bordered to the east by Butiama District, to the south by Bunda District and to the west and north by Lake Victoria.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Musoma Rural District was 178,356.
