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Busale is a rural ward in Kyela District. It is also one of the more populous wards in the district. According to a census report of 26 August 2012, Busale had a population of 9,246 during that time. Its population density was 179 per square kilometre.

Located in the western part of Kyela District, Busale is bordered by three wards in the district: Ngana to the south and southwest, Itope to the south and southeast, and Ipande to the east. It is also bordered by Ileje District to the north and to the west.

Prominent Tanzanian scholar, writer and specialist in African studies Godfrey Mwakikagile has roots in Busale. His father Elijah Mwakikagile was born in Lwangwa, Busale, according to the author's biographical account at:

https://sites.google.com/site/intercontinentalbookcentre/godfrey-mwakikagile-a-eurocentric-pan-africanist