Mikumi

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Mikumi
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Mikumi
Coordinates: 07°24′26″S36°58′20″E / 7.40722°S 36.97222°E / -7.40722; 36.97222
CountryFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Region Morogoro Region
Elevation
515 m (1,690 ft)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Climate Aw
A man and his home in Mikumi A man's home Mikumi, Morogoro.jpg
A man and his home in Mikumi

Mikumi is a town in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania, adjacent to Mikumi National Park. It is at the crossroads to the Great Ruaha River valley and Kilombero sugar factory, and the southern highland regions of Iringa and Mbeya. It is near the larger town of Kidodi. Kidodi is near a railway station and junction of the Tanzania Railway Corporation.

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    Coordinates: 07°24′26″S36°58′20″E / 7.40722°S 36.97222°E / -7.40722; 36.97222