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Nyashimo | |
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Coordinates: 02°22′35″S33°35′02″E / 2.37639°S 33.58389°E Coordinates: 02°22′35″S33°35′02″E / 2.37639°S 33.58389°E | |
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Region | Simiyu |
District | Busega |
Time zone | GMT + 3 |
Nyashimo is a town in Tanzania on the shores of Lake Victoria. It is the district capital of Busega District, Simiyu Region.
Tanzania officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East 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.
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes.
Busega District is one of the five districts of Simiyu Region of Tanzania, East Africa. Its administrative centre is the town of Nyashimo. It is bordered to the north by Lake Victoria and Bunda District, to the east by Bariadi District, and to the south by Magu District.
Paved Trunk road T4 from Mwanza to the Kenya border passes through the town. [1]
Mwanza is a port city on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With a population of more than 800,000, it is Tanzania's second largest city, after Dar es Salaam. Mwanza is the capital of the surrounding Mwanza Region, and is administratively divided into two municipal districts within that Region - Ilemela and Nyamagana.
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa with 47 semiautonomous counties governed by elected governors. At 580,367 square kilometres (224,081 sq mi), Kenya is the world's 48th largest country by total area. With a population of more than 52.2 million people, Kenya is the 27th most populous country. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi while its oldest city and first capital is the coastal city of Mombasa. Kisumu City is the third largest city and also an inland port on Lake Victoria. Other important urban centres include Nakuru and Eldoret.
Tanzania is divided into thirty-one regions or mikoa.
Singida is one of the regions of Tanzania. The regional capital is the municipality of Singida. The region is bordered to the north by Shinyanga Region, Simiyu Region and Arusha Region, to the northeast by Manyara Region, to the east by Dodoma Region, to the southeast by Iringa Region, to the southwest by Mbeya Region and to the west by Tabora Region.
Manyara Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Babati. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,425,131, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 1,497,555. For 2002-2012, the region's 3.2 percent average annual population growth rate was tied for the third highest in the country. It was also the 22nd most densely populated region with 32 people per square kilometre.
Mwanza Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions with a postcode number 33000. The regional capital is Mwanza.
Maswa District is one of the five districts of the Simiyu Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Magu District and Itilima District, to the east by the Meatu District, to the south by the Kishapu District, and to the west by the Kwimba District. Its administrative centre is the town of Maswa.
Meatu District CouncilWilaya Ya MeatuHalmashauri ya Wilaya Meatu
Magu District is one of the seven districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania, East Africa. Its administrative centre is the town of Magu on the Simiyu River. It is bordered to the north by Lake Victoria and Busega District, to the east by Bariadi District, to the south by Itilima District, Maswa District, Kwimba District and Misungwi District, and to the west by the city of Mwanza, which consists of Nyamagana District and Ilemela District.
Iramba is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of central Tanzania. It is bordered to the Northwest by the Shinyanga Region, to the North by Simiyu Region, to the east by the Mkalama District, to the South by Ikungi District and to the West by the Tabora Region. Its administrative seat is the town of Kiomboi].
Impala Saracens is a Kenyan rugby club based at the Impala Club. The club competes in the Kenya Cup as well as the Enterprise Cup. The club is based and trains at their ground on Ngong Road, adjacent to the RFUEA Ground, and also has an association football division.
The Simiyu River is a river in Tanzania. It flows into Lake Victoria in the African Great Lakes region. As one of the six main inlets to Lake Victoria, it forms part of the upper headwaters of the Nile.
Bariadi is a town and ward in Simiyu Region of Tanzania, East Africa. It is the capital of Simiyu Region and the administrative seat of Bariadi District.
Simiyu Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Bariadi. The region was created in March 2012, from part of Shinyanga Region.
Maswa is a town in Simiyu Region of Tanzania. It is the administrative seat of Maswa District.
Itilima District is one of the five districts of Simiyu Region of Tanzania, East Africa. Its administrative centre is the village Lagangabilili. It is bordered to the north by Bariadi District, to the east by Ngorongoro District, to the south by Maswa District and Meatu District, and to the west by Magu District.
Lamadi is a town and a ward in Busega District of Simiyu Region, Tanzania. It is located on the shore of Lake Victoria. On 'dala dala' mini-busses in the area, the town's name is sometimes misspelled as 'Ramadi'.
Mwanhuzi is a small town in Simiyu Region, Tanzania, and the headquarters of Meatu District.
Mkalama District is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of Tanzania. It is one of the 20 new districts that were formed in Tanzania since 2010; it was split off from Iramba District. Mkalama District is bordered to the north by Simiyu Region and Arusha Region, to the east by Manyara Region, to the south by Singida Rural District and to the west by Iramba District.
Dakama is a Ward from Maswa District in Simiyu Region, Tanzania. According to the 2012 census, the Ward had a population of 14,596 residents. Postal code is 39308.
Kadoto is a Ward within the Maswa District in Simiyu Region, Tanzania. It is located northwest of Buchambi, north of Isanga, east/northeast of Kulimi, east/southeast of Shishiyu and southwest of Kinang`weli, Itilima District. The Simiyu River is the border between Kadoto and Kinang`weli and the border between Maswa District and Itilima District.
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