Mtwara Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Mtwara. Mtwara Region is home to one of the most infuluencial people in Tanzania, the Makonde. Mtwara is home to Tanzania's 4th president Benjamin Mkapa and is home to an array of influencial artists. The boundary with Mozambique to the south is formed by the Ruvuma River. To the west, Mtwara is bordered by Ruvuma Region, to the north by Lindi Region, and to the east is the Indian Ocean.
Kilimanjaro Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital and largest city is the municipality of Moshi. With a HDI of 0.613, Kilimajaro is one among the most developed regions of Tanzania. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,640,087, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 1,702,207. For 2002-2012, the region's 1.8 percent average annual population growth rate was the 24th highest in the country. It was also the eighth most densely populated region with 124 people per square kilometer.
Arusha Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions and is located in the north of the country. The region's capital and largest city is the city of Arusha. The region is bordered by Kajiado County and Narok County in Kenya to the north, the Kilimanjaro Region to the east, the Manyara and Singida Regions to the south, and the Mara and Simiyu regions to the west. Arusha Region is home to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The region is comparable in size to the combined land and water areas of the state of Maryland in the United States.
Tanga Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 26,667 km2 (10,296 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Burundi. The regional capital is the municipality of Tanga city. Located in northeast Tanzania, the region is bordered by Kenya and Kilimanjaro Region to the north; Manyara Region to the west; and Morogoro and Pwani Regions to the south. It has a coastline to the east with the Indian Ocean. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 2,045,205.
The Pare people are members of an ethnic group indigenous to the Pare Mountains of northern Tanzania, part of the Kilimanjaro Region. Historically, Pareland was also known as Vuasu and Vughonu to its inhabitants. The location lies on one of the northern routes of the historic East-African long-distance trade, connecting the hinterland with the coast of the Indian Ocean.
Same is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Mwanga District, to the northeast by Kenya, to the south and southeast by the Korogwe District and Lushoto District of Tanga Region, and to the west by Simanjiro District of Manyara Region. The district capital is the town of Same, Tanzania. The south Pare Mountains are located within the district's boundaries and so is a part of Mkomazi National Park. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Same District was 212,235. The population had risen to 269,807 according to the 2012 Tanzania National Census.
Mwanga is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. The district covers an area of 1,831 km2 (707 sq mi), It is bordered to the northeast by Kenya, to the northwest by the Moshi Rural District, to the southwest by Simanjiro District of Manyara Region, and to the south by the Same District. Its administrative seat is the town of Mwanga. The tallest peak in the district is Kindoroko at 2,100m in the North Pare Mountains that are located entirly within the district. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Mwanga District was 131,442.
The Uluguru mountains are a mountain range in eastern Tanzania, named after the Luguru tribe. The main portion of the Uluguru mountains is a ridge running roughly north-south and rising to 2,630 metres (8,600 ft) altitude at its highest point. On the main Uluguru range, 50 villages touch the forest boundary and over 151,000 people are found within the mountain area, often at increasing densities at higher altitudes up to the forest boundary.
The Eastern Arc Mountains is a chain of mountains found in Kenya and Tanzania. The chain runs from northeast to southwest, with the Taita Hills being in Kenya and the other ranges being in Tanzania. They are delimited on the southwest by the fault complex represented by the Makambako Gap that separates them from the Kipengere Range. To the northeast, they are delimited by more recent volcanism represented by Mount Kilimanjaro. The chain is considered a Tentative World Heritage Site.
Skihist Mountain, also sometimes referred to as Skihist Peak, is the highest mountain in the Cantilever Range and in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the southern boundary of Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park, about 20 km (12 mi) west of Lytton. It is the highest summit in the Lillooet Ranges, which lie between the Lillooet and Fraser Rivers, south of the Gates Valley and Seton and Anderson Lakes.
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Mount Ulysses, is the highest mountain in the Muskwa Ranges of the Northern Canadian Rockies in British Columbia. It and neighbouring peaks are part of a group of names drawing on the epic poem The Odyssey, in which here Ulysses wanders for 10 years before being able to return home to Ithaca.
Lake Jipe is an inter-territorial lake straddling the borders of Kenya and Tanzania. On the Kenyan side, it is located south of the village of Nghonji while on the Tanzanian side, it is situated within Mwanga District, in Kilimanjaro Region. The lake is fed mainly by the Lumi River, which descends from Mount Kilimanjaro, as well as streams from the North Pare Mountains, being on the leeward side. The lake's outlet forms the Ruvu River. Kenya's unfenced Tsavo West National Park protects part of the lake's northern shore, while on the Tanzania side Mkomazi Game Reserve is nearby. The lake is known for its endemic fish, as well as water birds, mammals, wetland plants and lake-edge swamps, which can extend 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Jipe's shore.
Ugweno is located within the Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania, Africa. It is situated at 3° 39' 0" South and 37° 39' 0" East in the Pare Mountains. The people who live in Ugweno are known as Wagweno and their common language is Kigweno.
Chome Forest Reserve is a reserve in the Pare Mountains in Tanzania. It is located between the West Usambaras and the North Pare Mountains. It lies in Pare District of Kilimanjaro Region.
Usangi - Northern Tanzania. Usangi is part of North Pare which consists of Usangi and Ugweno. Usangi is located between Ugweno in the north and Mgagao in Southern Pare. To the west it borders with Mwanga, the current administrative headquarters of Mwanga District, and to the east it faces the Tanzania border with Kenya. Usangi is located on the Pare Mountain ranges which lead up to the Kilimanjaro mountain to the north. The Usangi Kingdom was ruled by the Sangi rulers referred to as Wafumwa (Fumwa being the root word. The rulers ranged from Mfumwa Sangiwa Makoko who died in 1881 up to Mfumwa Shabani Mtengeti Sangiwa who ruled until 1962 when traditional rule was abolished following the independence of Tanganyika in 1961. The Kingdom was briefly ruled by a non-Sangi ruler, Mfumwa Sabuni, before the Sangi reclaimed it and Mfumwa Shabani was crowned.
Callulina shengena is a species of frogs in the family Brevicipitidae. It was discovered in 2010 during a survey of rainforests in the northern part of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. It is present at two locations in Chome Forest Reserve at altitudes between 1,920 and 2,100 m. The forests in which it lives are being selectively felled, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as "critically endangered".
The North Pare Mountains is a mountain range located entirely within Mwanga District of Kilimanjaro Region of northern Tanzania, extending from Ruvu River on the border with Moshi Rural District to Mgagao Ward in on the border with Same District. The range is part of East Africa's Eastern Arc Mountains chain known as the Pare Mountains. The other range is the South Pare Mountains. The North Pare and South Pare mountains are named after the original inhabitants of the area, the Pare people. The average elevation of the highlands is 1613m. The highest peak in the North Pare is Kindoroko Peak at 2,100m. The North Pare Mountains are divided into four ranges, Mramba in the northeast, Ngofe in the north, Mruma in the center, and Mwanga Ndorowe to the south. The mountains are also home to archaeological sites of ancient iron smithing done by the ancestors of the Pare. Currently, there are three protected forests on the mountain range; Kindoroko, Minja, and Mramba forest reserves.
The South Pare Mountains is a mountain range located entirely within Same District of Kilimanjaro Region of northern Tanzania, extending from Vumari ward on the border with Mwanga District to Kalemawe ward in on the border with Lushoto District in Tanga Region. The range is part of the Eastern Arc Mountains chain in East Africa. With the North Pare Mountains they make up the Pare Mountains chain. The North and South Pare mountains are named after the original inhabitants of the area, the Pare people. The highest peak in South Pare is Shengena Peak at 2,463m.
Kisangara River is located in the central Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. It begins in North Pare Mountains in Mwanga District and drains in the Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir on the border with Simanjiro District in Manyara Region.
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