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Vwawa () is a town and an administrative ward in
Vwawa () is a town and an administrative ward in 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 th ...
and the location of the headquarters of 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 ...
, 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 t ...
. 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
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References
Wards of Songwe Region {{Songwe-geo-stub