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Ruvuma Region
Ruvuma Region (''Mkoa wa Ruvuma'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Songea. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,376,891, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 1,449,830.Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013
For 2002–2012, the region's 2.1 percent average annual population growth rate was the twentieth highest in the country. It was also the 28th most densely populated region with . The region is named after the

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Regions Of Tanzania
Tanzania is administratively divided into thirty-one regions ('' mkoa''). History * In 1975, Tanzania had 25 regions. In the 1970s, the name of the Ziwa Magharibi Region (West Lake Region) changed to Kagera Region. * In 2002, Manyara Region was created out of part of Arusha Region. * In 2012, four regions were created: Geita, Katavi, Njombe, and Simiyu. * In 2016, Songwe Region was created from the western part of Mbeya Region. List of regions Tanzania is subdivided into 31 regions (as of 2016). See also *Districts of Tanzania *List of regions of Tanzania by GDP This is a list of regions of Tanzania by GDP and GDP per capita. Data does only include values for Mainland Tansania without Zanzibar. List of regions by GDP Regions (2011 borders) by GDP in 2018 according to data by the National Bureau of Sta ... * ISO 3166-2:TZ Notes References {{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of African countries Subdivisions of Tanzania Tanzania, Regions T ...
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Mpoto
The Mpoto are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the Mbinga District of Ruvuma Region in southern Tanzania, along the northeast shore of Lake Malawi. In 1977 the Mpoto population was estimated to number 80,00 Mpoto, or several variations on this word, is a word meaning "Europe" in several West African languages, including Kongo language, Kongo (''Mputu'') and Lingala Lingala (Ngala) (Lingala: ''Lingála'') is a Bantu language spoken in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the northern half of the Republic of the Congo, in their capitals, Kinshasa and Brazzaville, and to a lesser degree in ... (''Mpótó''), and derives from the word "Portugal". In addition to the continent and people, it may refer to people of European descent, and thus also include places with a majority population of European descent, such as the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand. Ethnic groups in Tanzania Indigenous peoples of East Africa {{tanzania-ethno-group-stub ...
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Edward Tingatinga
Edward Saidi Tingatinga (1932–1972) was a Tanzanian painter, best known as the founder of the eponymous painting style and school. Biography Birth and family Tingatinga was born in 1932 in a village called Namochelia, in the Tunduru District of Ruvuma Region in southern Tanzania, near the border with northern Mozambique. A village by that name no longer exists; it may have ceased to exist in the 1960s as a consequence of the relocation of small villages that was part of the Ujamaa program of President Julius Nyerere. Today's settlements in that area include Mindu, Nakapanya and Mtonya. Many members of Edward Tingatinga's family (on the mother's side) still live in those villages; relatives from the father's side live in Ngapa, about 20 km north of Nakapanya. Edward Tingatinga was born from a poor family. His mother, Agnes Binti Ntembo, belonged to the Makua ethnic group and was a Christian, while his father, Saidi Tingatinga, was a Ngindo and a Muslim. This is why ...
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Sidi Mubarak Bombay
Sidi Mubarak Bombay (1820–1885) was a waYao explorer and guide, who participated in numerous expeditions by 19th century British explorers to East Africa. He was a waYao, a subgroup of the Bantu peoples, born in 1820 on the border of Tanzania and Mozambique. As a young boy he was captured by Arab slavers. His captors made him march to the slave market in Kilwa, where he was sold in exchange for some cloth, never again to see his family. Next he was sailed on a dhow to the Gujarat area of India. His owner gave him the slave name of ‘Mubarak’. Bombay lived as a slave in India many years and learned Hindi. He was emancipated after his owner died, and returned to Africa. In Africa, Bombay met John Hanning Speke, who asked him to join his expedition to find the source of the Nile River. Bombay and Speke communicated with each other in Hindi, as it was the only language both of them understood. Bombay was well regarded by the British explorers; in the words of Sir Richard Burt ...
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Tunduru District
Tunduru District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is one of the five districts in the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Lindi Region, to the east by the Mtwara Region, to the south by Mozambique and to the west by the Namtumbo District. , the population of the Tunduru District was 247,976. Administrative subdivisions Tunduru District is administratively divided into seven divisions and twenty-four wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso .... Divisions The divisions are: # Namsakata # Nampungu # Nalasi # Matemanga # Nakapanya # Lukumbule # Mlingoti (comprising the whole of Tunduru township) Wards The wards are: # Kalulu # Kidodoma # Ligoma # Ligunga # Lukumbule # Marumba # Matemanga # Mbesa # Mchesi # Mchoteka # ...
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Songea District
Songea Urban District is one of the five districts in the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Songea Rural District, to the east by the Namtumbo District, to the south by Mozambique and to the west by the Mbinga District Mbinga District is one of the five districts of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Njombe Region, to the east by Songea Rural District and Songea Urban District, to the south by Mozambique and to the west by Lake .... According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Songea Urban District was 131,33 Wards The Songea Urban District is administratively divided into 14 wards: * Bomba Mbili * Lizaboni * Majengo * Matarawe * Mateka * Matogoro * Mfaranyaki * Misufini * Mletele * Mshangano * Ruhuwiko * Ruvuma * Songea Mjini * Subira SourcesSongea Urban District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census Districts of Ruvuma Region {{Ruvuma-geo-stub ...
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Songea Rural District
Songea Rural District is one of five districts in the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Morogoro Region, to the east by the Namtumbo District, to the south by the Songea Urban District, to the west by the Mbinga District and to the Northwest by the Iringa Region Iringa Region (''Mkoa wa Iringa'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Guinea Bissau. Iringa Region is bor .... According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Songea Rural District was 147,92 Sources Ruvuma Region Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census Districts of Ruvuma Region {{Ruvuma-geo-stub ...
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Nyasa District
Nyasa District is a district of the Ruvuma 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 159,103 people in the district, from 146,160 in 2012. The district has 3 divisions, 20 wards, and 84 villages. References Districts of Ruvuma Region {{Tanzania-geo-stub ...
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Namtumbo District
Namtumbo District is one of the five districts of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Morogoro Region, to the east by the Tunduru District, to the south by Mozambique and to the west by the Songea Urban District and Songea Rural District. , the population of the Namtumbo District was 185,131. Wards The Namtumbo District is administratively divided into 21 wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...: * Kitanda * Ligera * Luchili * Luegu * Lusewa * Magazini *Msisima * Mgombasi * Mkongo Nakawale * Msindo * Namabengo * Namtumbo * Rwinga *Mchomoro *Hanga *Mputa *Likuyuseka *Lisimonji *Mkongo Gulioni *Litola *Limamu *Suluti *Mtonya *Nambecha *Mtwaro pachani Notes Districts of Ruvuma Region {{Ruvuma-geo-stub ...
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Mbinga District
Mbinga District is one of the five districts of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Njombe Region, to the east by Songea Rural District and Songea Urban District, to the south by Mozambique and to the west by Lake Nyasa. Notable people are Oscar Kambona, former minister of foreign affairs. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Mbinga District was 404,799. Mbinga District covers an area of 11,396 square kilometres, about 18 percent of the land area of the Ruvuma Region and about 1% of the land mass of Tanzania. Wards The Mbinga District is administratively divided into 37 wards: * Chiwanda * Kigonsera * Kihagara * Kihangi Mahuka * Kilimani * Kilosa * Kingerikiti * Kitura * Langiro * Liparamba * Lipingo * Linda * Litembo * Lituhi * Litumbandyosi * Liuli * Maguu * Matiri * Mbaha * Mbamba Bay Mbamba Bay is a town in western Tanzania, lying on the eastern shore of Lake Malawi/Lake Nyasa. Port Mbamba Bay has an ind ...
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Tanzania Ruvuma Location Map2
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 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 northeastern Tanzania. According to the United Nations, Tanzania has a population of million, making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania, such as 6-million-year-old Pliocene hominid fossils. The genus Australopithecus ranged across Africa between 4 and 2 million years ago, and the oldest remains of the genus ''Homo'' are found near Lake Olduvai. Following the rise of ''Homo erectus'' 1.8 million years ago, humanity spread all ove ...
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Districts Of Tanzania
As of 2021,there are 31 regions of Tanzania which are divided into 184 districts (Swahili: wilaya). In 2016, Songwe Region was created from the western part of Mbeya Region. The districts are each administered by a district council. Cities are separately administered by their own councils, and while administratively within a region, are not considered to be located within a district. The districts are listed below, by unofficial area then region: Ten most populated districts # Kinondoni Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region (1,775,049 inhabitants) # Temeke Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region (1,368,881 inhabitants) # Ilala Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region (1,220,611 inhabitants) # Geita District Council, Geita Region (807,619 inhabitants) # Sengerema District Council, Mwanza Region (663,034 inhabitants) # Muleba District Council, Kagera Region (540,310 inhabitants) # Kahama District Council, Shinyanga Region (523,802 inhabitants) # Nzega District Counci ...
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