Manyoni is a town in central
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
. It is the district headquarter of
Manyoni District.
Transport
Paved trunk road T3 from
Morogoro
Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania west of Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region.
It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." The Belgian base ...
to the
Rwanda border passes through the town.
The town of Manyoni has a station on the
Central Railway of the
Tanzanian Railways
The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) is a state-owned enterprise that runs one of Tanzania's two main railway networks.
When the East African Railways and Harbours Corporation was dissolved in 1977 and its assets divided between Kenya, Tanza ...
. The Singida line branches off from the main line in Manyoni town.
Population
According to the 2012 national census the population of Manyoni town - which is located in
Manyoni ward - is 25,505.
References
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Populated places in Singida Region