Mtoa

Mtoa Kata ya Mtoa
Ward
Mtoa Location of Mtoa
Coordinates: 4°31′42″S34°11′09″E / 4.5283228°S 34.1857689°E / -4.5283228; 34.1857689
Country	Tanzania
Region	Singida Region
District	Iramba District
Ward	Mtoa
Population  (2016) [1]
• Total	21,643
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postal code	43311

Mtoa is an administrative ward in the Iramba District of the Singida Region of Tanzania. ^[2] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 21,643 people in the ward, from 19,724 in 2012. ^{[3] [1]}

Climatology

Mtoa
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     171     29 18     123     32 19     169     29 18     155     26 18     7     30 19     4     33 18     1     34 17     3     37 19     3     40 20     44     42 21     84     38 20     199     33 19 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: [4] [5]
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     6.7     84 64     4.8     90 66     6.7     84 64     6.1     79 64     0.3     86 66     0.2     91 64     0     93 63     0.1     99 66     0.1     104 68     1.7     108 70     3.3     100 68     7.8     91 66 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Mtoa is located in the Aw (Savannah) Köppen climate classification. ^[6] The average temperature does not go below freezing, and can see temperatures into the 100s in the spring months.

Etymology

Mtoa is a Swahili word that means giver or provider. It stems from the Swahili root -toa (lit. to produce). ^[7]

References

1. 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania](PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
2. "Where is Mtoa in Singida, Tanzania located?". www.gomapper.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.^{[ dead link ‍]}
3. 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
4. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
5. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
6. Ralph, Jolyon (2023). "Mtoa, Mtekente, Iramba, Singida Region, Tanzania". mindat.org. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
7. "toa", Wiktionary, 23 March 2023, retrieved 14 June 2023