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Coordinates: 6°20′0″S36°0′0″E / 6.33333°S 36.00000°E Coordinates: 6°20′0″S36°0′0″E / 6.33333°S 36.00000°E | |
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Region | Handali |
Elevation | 3,232 ft (985 m) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (East Africa Time) |
Igandu is a village in central Tanzania. It is in the Ward of the same name which is part of Chamwino District [1]
Igandu has a station on the Central Railway of Tanzanian Railways. It is near the site of the disastrous Igandu train disaster. A new station on the new Standard Gauge Railway is nearing completion in early 2023. [2]
Dodoma Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the city of Dodoma. The region is located in central Tanzania, it is bordered by Singida Region to the west; Manyara Region to the north; Iringa Region to the south; and Morogoro Region to the east. Dodoma Region hosts the nation's capital city with where the legislative assembly or Bunge is based. Dodoma Region also hosts one of the largest University in Tanzania, University of Dodoma. The region is sole home of the Tanzanian wine industry, which is the second largest wine industry on the continent after South Africa. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 3,085,625. 2012 national census, where by, 2012 had 2,083,588.
Mpwapwa is a market town, in the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is the district capital of Mpwapwa District. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Mpwapwa was 21,337.
Kongwa District is one of the seven districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Manyara Region, to the east by Morogoro Region, to the south by Mpwapwa District, and to the west by Chamwino District. Its district capital is the town of Kongwa.
The Igandu train disaster occurred during the early morning of June 24, 2002, in Tanzania. It is one of the worst rail accidents in African history. A passenger train with over 1,200 people on board rolled backwards down a hill into a slow moving goods train, killing 281. The cause was brake failure, with unproven claims of sabotage.
Railway stations in Tanzania include:
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