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Vwawa
Vwawa () is a town and an administrative ward in Mbozi District and the location of the headquarters of Songwe Region, Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward had a total population of 37 844. The major tribe found in Vwawa is Nyiha, but other tribes include Ndali, Chaggas, Nyakyusa and Lambyas. According to 2012 Tanzanian census, the population of Vwawa was 65 625 people, including 26 372 males and 29 884 females. The main economic activity is agriculture. Namesake There is another town in Tanzania with this name. See also * Railway stations in Tanzania Railway stations in Tanzania include: *Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway Maps UN Map- Tanga and Kidatu lines not shown. Railways in southern AfricaUNHCR Map* Look for the MSN Map at the bottom of pages of many towns, or look for the Map Button ... References Wards of Songwe Region {{Songwe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songwe Region
Songwe Region (''Mkoa wa Songwe'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions. The region covers a land area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Haiti. Songwe Region borders the countries of Zambia and Malawi to the south: Tunduma is the main entry point into Zambia while Isongole is the main entry point into Malawi. Songwe also borders the Tanzanian regions of Rukwa Region, Rukwa and Katavi Region, Katavi in the west, Tabora Region, Tabora in the north, and Mbeya in the east. Lake Rukwa is a major body of water in the western part of the region. The region was created on 29 January 2016 from the western half of Mbeya Region. The regional capital is Vwawa. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 1,344,687. Geography The Songwe Region is situated in Tanzania's southern highlands, between latitudes 7° and 9° 36' south of the equator, and between lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbozi District
Mbozi District is a Districts of Tanzania, district in Songwe Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Songwe District and Chunya District of the Mbeya Region, to the east by Mbeya Rural District of the Mbeya Region, to the south by the Ileje District and to the west by Momba District. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of Mbozi District was 515,270. The district had an area of . The district was restructured in 2016. The District Commissioner of Mbozi District is D.I. Rwegasira. Administrative subdivisions As of 2016, Mbozi District is administratively divided into twenty-nine wards. The wards are: * Bara (ward), Bara * Halungu * Hasamba (ward), Hasamba * Hasanga * Hezya * Ichenjezya * Idiwili * Igamba * Ihanda * Ilolo * Ipunga * Isalalo * Isansa * Itaka, Tanzania, Itaka * Itumpi * Iyula * Kilimampimbi * Magamba * Mahenje * Mlangali (ward), Mbozi District, Mlangali * Mlowo * Msia (ward), Msia * Nambinzo * Nanyala * Nyimbili * Ruanda (Mbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Tanzania
Railway stations in Tanzania include: *Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway Maps UN Map- Tanga and Kidatu lines not shown. Railways in southern AfricaUNHCR Map* Look for the MSN Map at the bottom of pages of many towns, or look for the Map Button at the top and scroll down the MSN map. Towns served by rail Tanzania Railways Corporation ( all gauge) Central Line # Dar es Salaam - ocean port - former national capital - 8 km from TAZARA line # Ruvu, Town, Ruvu (75m) - junction to #Tanga line, Tanga line # Morogoro (510m) - junction to north # Kilosa (572m) - junction going south to TAZARA # Gulwe (680m) # Igandu (985m) # Dodoma (1148m) - The national capital # Manyoni (1244m) - junction going north to Singida # Itigi (1306m) # Ikungu (1289m) # Tabora (1212m) - junction going north to Mwanza # Kaliua (1112m) - junction going south to Mpanda # Kigoma (775m) - terminal and port on Lake Tanganyika Kidatu Line # (Not shown on map) # Kilosa (572m) - junction # Kidatu (29 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Boda bodas are bicycles and motorcycle taxis commonly found in East Africa. While motorcycle taxis like boda bodas are present throughout Africa and beyond, the term ''boda boda'' is specific to East Africa. In Kenya, they are more frequently called piki pikis or Boda. Their ubiquitous presence in East African cities is the result of a number of factors including an increasing demand for public transit, the ability to purchase motorcycles on credit, and an influx of cheap imports from Indian manufacturers like Bajaj and high level of unemployment among the youth. In the countries where they are present, boda bodas can provide transportation options to riders and job opportunities to drivers while at the same time resulting in an increase in road hazards and collisions and unnecessary injuries and deaths. Etymology A BBC journalist imagined its origin to be onomatopoeia. A competing suggestion is that the boda boda had an apocryphal ability to transport people across a border wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. According to a 2024 estimate, Tanzania has a population of around 67.5 million, making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania. In the Stone and Bronze Age, prehistoric migrations into Tanzania included South Cushitic languages, Southern Cushitic speakers similar to modern day Iraqw people who moved south from present-day Ethiopia; Eastern Cushitic people who moved into Tanzania from north of Lake Turkana about 2,000 and 4,000 years ago; and the Southern Nilotic languages, Southern Nilotes, including the Datooga people, Datoog, who originated fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
