Rukwa Region(Mkoa wa Rukwa in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions The region covers a land area of 27,765 km2 (10,720 sq mi), which is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Haiti. Rukwa Region is bordered to the north by Katavi Region, to the east by Songwe Region, to the south by the nation of Zambia and to the west by Lake Tanganyika, which forms a border between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The regional capital is the municipality of Sumbawanga. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 1,540,519.
Sumbawanga is a city located in western Tanzania. It is the capital of Rukwa Region and the municipal seat of Sumbawanga Urban District with postcode number 55100. The district had a population of approximately 303,986 based on the 2022 census. Sumbawanga lies in the territory of the Wafipa Fipa tribe and so many people speak Kifipa, as well as Kiswahili, the most widely used language of Tanzania. The name of the town literally translates as "throw away your witchcraft", thought to be a warning from local spiritual "healers" to any bringing in superstitions and practices relating to spiritual healers from other areas. Until the 1980s approximately, Sumbawanga was a place where many witch doctors were located. Though fewer in numbers, there are still some healers who practice both in town and in the surrounding smaller villages on the plateau. The town has the largest hospital in the region, Rukwa General Hospital, which is government funded, as well as the smaller Dr. Atiman Hospital administrated and run by the Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga.
Sumbawanga Urban District is one of the four districts in the Rukwa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Lake Rukwa, to the east by the Mbeya Region, to the south by the Sumbawanga Rural District and to the west by the Nkasi District. The district capital is Sumbawanga.
Sumbawanga Rural District is one of three districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the northeast by the Sumbawanga Urban District, to the south by Zambia and to the northwest by the Nkasi District.
The Catholic Church in Tanzania is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bukoba is a diocese located in Bukoba in the ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbeya is an archdiocese located in Mbeya in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mpanda is a diocese located in Mpanda in the ecclesiastical province of Tabora in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga is a diocese located in Sumbawanga in the ecclesiastical province of Mbeya in Tanzania.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tanzania:
Wanda is a Bantu language of Tanzania. It is considered a vulnerable language with less than 43,000 native speakers worldwide. At least half of Wanda people speak limited Swahili, one of the official languages of Tanzania. Speakers are particularly concentrated in Kamsamba ward in Momba District Council and Kipeta ward in Sumbawanga District.
Mpanda is a city in Katavi Region of Tanzania, East Africa with a postcode number 50100. It is the administrative centre of Katavi Region, Mpanda District and is itself one of the four districts of the region.
Sumbawanga Airport is an airport in western Tanzania serving the town of Sumbawanga in Rukwa Region. The government has sought funds from the European Investment Bank for the upgrade of the airport.
Jean-Baptiste-Frézal Charbonnier, M.Afr. was a Catholic White Fathers missionary who was Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika from January 1887 to March 1888.
Karema is a settlement in Tanzania, on the east shore of Lake Tanganyika, once the location of a White Fathers mission station.
Aeshi Khalfan Hilaly is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Sumbawanga Town constituency since 2010.
The East Africa Christian Alliance (EACA) is a fundamentalist organization and regional arm of the International Council of Christian Churches, set up in opposition to the All Africa Conference of Churches. The current chairman is Bishop Richard Kivai.
The Iringa–Sumbawanga High Voltage Power Line, also Iringa–Mbeya–Tunduma–Sumbawanga High Voltage Power Line, is a high voltage electricity power line, under development in Tanzania. The 400 kiloVolts power line will connect the high voltage substation at Iringa, to another high voltage substation at Sumbawanga.
Charles Msakila was a Roman Catholic bishop from Tanzania. He was ordained a priest on August 31, 1947, and was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Karema on November 13, 1958. The ordination to the bishop followed on December 27. The principal consecrator was Pope John XXIII, assisted by Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon and Gioacchino Muccin.
Damian Kyaruzi is Tanzanian Bishop emeritus of Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga. He was consecrated bishop of Sumbawanga on 1997 by the late Archbishop Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde. Pope Francis accepted his retirement on 19 April 2018 and appointed Bishop Beatus Christian Urassa, ALCP/OSS as his successor.
