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Hassan Mtenga | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Maftaha Nachuma |
| Constituency | Mtwara Urban |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Tanzanian |
| Nationality |  Tanzania |
| Political party | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
Hassan Mtenga (from Mtwara Region) is a Tanzanian politician currently serves as a Chama Cha Mapinduzi's Member of Parliament for Mtwara Urban constituency since November 2020. [1]
Lindi is a historic beach town in southern Tanzania. It serves as the regional hub of the country's least populated region,the Lindi Region,after which the region is named. Situated in southeast Tanzania,the town is situated at the far end of Lindi Bay on the Indian Ocean. The settlement is situated 105 km north of Mtwara,Tanzania's southernmost coastal town,and 450 km south of Dar es Salaam.
Mtwara Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Mtwara. Mtwara Region is home to one of the most infuluencial people in Tanzania,the Makonde. Mtwara is home to Tanzania's 4th president Benjamin Mkapa and is home to a number of influential artists. The boundary with Mozambique to the south is formed by the Ruvuma River. To the west,Mtwara is bordered by Ruvuma Region,to the north by Lindi Region,and to the east is the Indian Ocean.
Mtwara is the capital city of Mtwara Region in southeastern Tanzania. In the 1940s,it was planned and constructed as the export facility for the disastrous Tanganyika groundnut scheme,but was somewhat neglected when the scheme was abandoned in 1951. The city is spread out over a large area planned to accommodate up to 200,000 people. The present population is around 141,000. As part of the development associated with the failed Tanganyika groundnut scheme,Mtwara features a deep-water port that can accommodate ocean-going vessels,and a range of large municipal buildings,including a post office. Recent improvements in the port made it possible for big container ships to berth there.
Masasi is one of the six districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Lindi Region,to the east by the Newala District,to the south by the Ruvuma River and Mozambique and to the west by Nanyumbu District.
Mtwara District is one of the five districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the south by Mozambique,to the west by the Tandahimba District,to the north by the Lindi Region and to the east by Mtwara-Mikindani District and the Indian Ocean.
Mtwara Airport is an airport in southern Tanzania serving the town of Mtwara.
The Unity Bridge across Ruvuma River at Negomano,Mozambique,between Tanzania and Mozambique,was proposed as early as 1975,shortly after Mozambique's independence. It was the idea of the two countries' former Presidents,Mwalimu Nyerere and Samora Machel. Several design studies and limited construction work were completed in the early 1980s,but the Unity Bridge was not finished due to lack of funds.
The Mtwara–Mbamba Bay Road,also called the A19 Road,connects the city of Mtwara on the Indian Ocean coast,to the town of Mbamba Bay on the eastern coast of Lake Malawi. It is a busy and important transport corridor in the southern regions of Tanzania. It is also an integral part of the Mtwara Development Corridor that spans four Southern African countries;Malawi,Mozambique,Tanzania and Zambia.
The Makwe or Macue language is a close relative of Swahili spoken on the coast of the Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique,and across the border in Mtwara Region of Tanzania. Although it shares high lexical similarity (60%) with Swahili,it is not intelligible with it,nor with its cousin Mwani. Arends et al. suggest it might turn out to be a Makonde–Swahili mixed language.
Hasnain Mohamed Murji is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Mtwara Town constituency from 2010 to 2015. He was elected in the 2010 general elections with more than 56% of the popular vote. He had also served the same constituency during the term 2000–2005.
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Ndanda Sports Club is a professional football club based in the city of Mtwara,Tanzania. They compete in the Championship,the second tier of league football in Tanzania.
The Mtwara Development Project is a major infrastructure development project involving southern Tanzania,northern Mozambique,eastern Malawi and Eastern Zambia. The goal of this project is to provide road,rail and waterway access from the surrounding region to the Port of Mtwara. The region and the corridor has been neglected by the respective governments for over 40 years and the recent discovery of oil,gas and various minerals has kick started the development of the project. A road and rail link is to be built from the port of Mtwara to Mbamba Bay on Lake Nyasa to link Malawi to the corridor and further road links into Mozambique will facilitate access to northern Mozambique.
Tanzania–Mozambique relations are bilateral relations between Tanzania and Mozambique.
The Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Natural Gas Pipeline (MDNGP),is a pipeline that transports natural gas from Tanzania's natural gas fields in Mnazi Bay,Mtwara Region to Dar es Salaam.
Tanzania Mbolea and Petrochemical Company (TMPC),a Tanzanian company that was specifically formed to design,build and operate a fertilizer-manufacturing factory in the Mtwara Region of Tanzania,using natural gas as raw material.
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Majengo is an administrative ward in Mtwara-Mikindani District of Mtwara Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi),and has an average elevation of 14 m (46 ft). According to the 2012 census,the ward has a total population of 3,859.
Nanyamba Town,is a district established in 2016 of the Mtwara Region in the southern coastal Tanzania. Nanyamba is in the eastern portion of the Mtwara Region,near the coast.
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