Mwanga, Tanzania

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Mwanga
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Mwanga
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 03°39′43″S37°34′41″E / 3.66194°S 37.57806°E / -3.66194; 37.57806
Country Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
Region Kilimanjaro Region
District Mwanga District
Population (2012)
 • Total 15,783
Time zone GMT + 3

Mwanga is a town in northern Tanzania at the foot of the north Pare Mountains. It is the district capital of Mwanga District. [1]

Tanzania Country in Africa

Tanzania officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands at the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in north-eastern Tanzania.

Pare Mountains mountain range in north eastern Tanzania, north west of the Usambara Mountains

The Pare Mountains are a mountain range in northeastern Tanzania, north west of the Usambara Mountains. Administratively, the mountains are a part of Kilimanjaro Region. There are two mountain ranges - North and South Pare ranges, which rise to 2,463 m at Shengena Peak. They form part of the Eastern Arc of mountains. The Pare people live in the area.

Mwanga District District in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

Mwanga is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the northeast by Kenya, to the northwest by the Moshi Rural District, to the southwest by the Manyara Region, and to the south by the Same District. Its administrative seat is the town of Mwanga.

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Transport

Paved Trunk road T2 from Dar es Salaam to Arusha passes through the town. [2]

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Arusha City in Arusha Region, Tanzania

Arusha is a city in north eastern Tanzania and the capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District. Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha has a temperate climate. The city is close to the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Tarangire National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Arusha National Park on Mount Meru.

The Usambara Railway from Tanga to Arusha passes through Mwanga as well.

The Usambara Railway was the first railway to be built in German East Africa and what is today Tanzania.

Tanga, Tanzania City in Northern, Tanzania

Tanga is both the name of the most northerly port city of Tanzania on the west of the Indian Ocean, and the surrounding Tanga Region. It is the Regional Headquarters of the region. With a population of 273,332 in 2012, Tanga is one of the largest cities in the country. It is a quiet city compared to, for example, Arusha or Moshi with a comparable number of inhabitants.

Population

According to the 2012 national census the population of Mwanga town (Mwanga Ward) is 15,783. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Tanzania travel guide (6 ed.). Lonely Planet. June 2015. p. 149. ISBN   978-1742207797.
  2. ↑ "Kilimanjaro Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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