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Mwanza Goutier
Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,182,000 in 2021, it is Tanzania's second largest city, after Dar es Salaam. It is also the second largest city in the Lake Victoria basin after Kampala, Uganda and ahead of Kisumu, Kenya at least in population size. Within the East African community, Mwanza city is the fifth largest city after Dar, Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kampala. It is slightly ahead of Kigali, Kisumu, and Bujumbura in the population of city proper limits. However, in terms of infrastructure, Kigali and Kisumu cities are way ahead of Mwanza. Mwanza city is also the capital city of Mwanza Region, and is administratively divided into two municipal districts within that Region - Ilemela and Nyamagana. Ethnicity The Sukuma constitute over 90 percent of the population of the Mwanza Region. Other ethnic groups in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mwanza Region
Mwanza Region (''Mkoa wa Mwanza'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions The region covers a land area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of North Macedonia. Njombe Region is bordered to the north through Lake Victoria by the Kagera Region and Mara Region, to the east by Simiyu Region, to the south by the Shinyanga Region and to the west by Geita Region. The regional capital is the municipality of Mwanza. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 3,122,992. History First communities According to oral history, around c.1500 a group of 250 Bantu people, from the shores north of modern Geita, looking for a new home. The group was led by the son of the king of the Lushamba Kingdom. When reaching what is near - and east of - today's Mwanza City, the son called out, "nye-nsukumale-aha", meaning "let me camp here". It is from this phrase, and camp that the name Usukuma, ''(Sukumaland)'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinza
The Zinza are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group from the southwestern Islands on Lake Victoria, Tanzania. The Zinza people also lived on the shores of Geita Region and Mwanza Region. In 1987, the Zinza population was estimated to number 138,00 See also * List of ethnic groups in Tanzania There are more than 100 distinct ethnic groups and tribes in Tanzania, not including ethnic groups that reside in Tanzania as refugees from conflicts in nearby countries. These ethnic groups are of Bantu people, Bantu origin, with large Nilotic l ... References * Rubanza, Yunus (2008). L''uzinza: Msamiata Luzinza-Kiswahili-Kiingereza na Kiingereza-Luzinza-Kiswahili / Zinza-English-Swahili and English-Zinza-Swahili Lexicon''. . Ethnic groups in Tanzania {{Tanzania-ethno-group-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magu District
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. As of 2012, the population of Magu was 299,759. This is less than the district's population in 2002, when the number was 416,113, due to the fact that the district was split up in 2012 and about half of the original Magu district is now part of the new Busega District, Simiyu Region. Administrative subdivisions Constituencies For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Magu District had two constituencies: * Busega Constituency * Magu Constituency Divisions , Magu District was administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisesa
Kisesa is an administrative ward in the Magu District of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa 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 and .... In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 9,889 people in the ward, from 30,486 in 2012. Villages The ward has 22 villages. * Nyang’hulukulu * Ilagaja * Igunga * Igekemaja * Ihale * Wita * Iseni bondeni “A” * Iseni Bondeni “B” * Kisesa kusini * Igeye * Changabe * Kitumba A * Kitumba B * Igudija A * Igudija B * Gungumuli * Igandya * Kisha * Mondo * Kimanga * Nyawipija * Ng'wabupolo References Wards of Mwanza Region Mwanza Region {{MwanzaTZ-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darwin's Nightmare
''Darwin's Nightmare'' is a 2004 Austrian-French-Belgian documentary film written and directed by Hubert Sauper, dealing with the environmental and social effects of the fishing industry around Lake Victoria in Tanzania. It premiered at the 2004 Venice Film Festival, and was nominated for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 78th Academy Awards. ''The Boston Globe'' called it "the year's best documentary about the animal world." Overview The film opens with a Soviet-made Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane landing on Mwanza airfield in Mwanza, Tanzania, near Lake Victoria. The plane came from Europe to ship back processed fillets of Nile perch, a species of fish introduced into Lake Victoria that has caused the extinction of hundreds of endemic species. Through interviews with the Russian and Ukrainian plane crew, local factory owners, guards, prostitutes, fishermen and other villagers, the film discusses the effects of the introduction of the Nile perch to Lake Vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nile Perch
The Nile perch (''Lates niloticus''), also known as the African snook, Goliath perch, African barramundi , Goliath barramundi, Giant lates or the Victoria perch, is a species of freshwater fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes. It is widespread throughout much of the Afrotropical realm, being native to the Congo, Nile, Senegal, Niger and Lake Chad, Volta, Lake Turkana, and other river basins. It also occurs in the brackish waters of Lake Maryut in Egypt. The Nile perch is a fish of substantial economic and food-security importance in East Africa. Originally described as ''Labrus niloticus,'' among the marine wrasses, the species has also been referred to as ''Centropomus niloticus''. Common names include African snook, Victoria perch (a misleading trade name, as the species is not native to Lake Victoria, though they have been introduced there), and many local names in various African languages, such as the Luo name ''mbuta'' or ''mputa''. In Tanzania, it is called '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangara , village
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Sangara may refer to: * Sangara (King), ruler of Carchemish * Sangara, Pakistan, village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. * Sangara, Papua New Guinea Sangara is a settlement in south-eastern Papua New Guinea. It is located to the east of Kokoda. History During the Second World War the area saw fighting between the Japanese forces and the allies (primarily Australians). Missionaries were once a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzania Breweries Limited
Tanzania Breweries Limited, also referred to as TBL, is the oldest and largest brewing company in Tanzania. Overview Tanzania Breweries Limited is a Tanzania based company principally engaged in the production, distribution and sale of malt beer, non-alcoholic malt beverages and alcoholic fruit beverages in Tanzania. TBL's headquarters are located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania it operates four breweries in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza and Mbeya. TBL is listed on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange. History 1930 - 1959 Tanzania Breweries Limited was founded in 1933 as Tanganyika Breweries in Tanganyika (now part of Tanzania). Tanganyika Breweries was acquired by Nairobi based Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) in 1935. In 1936, KBL and Tanganyika Breweries operations were merged leading to the creation of the East African Breweries Limited (EABL). 1960 - 1989 In 1964, The company name was changed from Tanganyika Breweries Limited to Tanzania Breweries Limited following the political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sparkling Bridge Of Furahisha Mwanza
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jita
The Jita are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group based in Mara Region in northern Tanzania, on the southeastern shore of Lake Victoria. In 2005 the Jita population was estimated to number 205,000. The Jita have many clans such as the Rusori clan, Batimba clan, and Bagamba clan. The origin of the name Jita or Wajita came after they settled in one long mountain in Musoma called Masita and when German came they failed to pronounce Masita and they named all the people around that area as Majita or Wajita. The Rusori clan is believed to be the original Jita group in the sense that they were the first to arrive in the land of the Jita, as they believe. They are different from other Jita in terms of physical appearance. They are light skinned and very tall with long noses, in comparison to other groups. Some keep cattle, and others fish and hunt. They are similar to the Batimba and Bagamba due to intermarriage between them. The Rusori clan traces their origin to somewhere in Egypt and Sudan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurya People
Kurya may refer to: *Kurya (khan), Pecheneg khan *Kurya people, an ethnic group living in Mwanza, Tanzania *Kurya (rural locality) Kurya (russian: Курья) is the name of several rural localities in Russia: * Kurya, Kuryinsky District, Altai Krai, a ''selo'' in Kuryinsky Selsoviet of Kuryinsky District of Altai Krai * Kurya, Kytmanovsky District, Altai Krai, a ''selo'' in Ky ..., several rural localities in Russia {{Disambiguation es:Kuriá pl:Kuria (wieś) ru:Курья (Алтайский край) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luo Peoples
The Luo, (also spelled Lwo) are several ethnically and linguistically related Nilo-Semitic ethnic groups that inhabit an area ranging from Egypt and Sudan to South Sudan and Ethiopia, through Northern Uganda and eastern Congo (DRC), into western Kenya, and the Mara Region of Tanzania. Their Luo languages belong to the western branch of the Nilotic language family. The Luo groups in South Sudan include the Shilluk, Anuak, Pari, Acholi, Balanda Boor, Thuri and Luwo. Those in Uganda include the Alur, Acholi, Jonam and Padhola. The ones in Kenya and Tanzania are the Joluo (also called Luo in Kenyan English). The Joluo and their language Dholuo are also known as the "Luo proper" by Kenya based observers, even though their dialect has more Bantu loan words than the rest. The level of historical separation between these groups is estimated at about eight centuries. Dispersion from an alleged Nilotic core region in South Sudan is presumed to have been triggered by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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