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Singida
Singida is a town in central Tanzania. The town is the location of the regional headquarters of Singida Region as well as the district headquarters of Singida Urban District. The region and district are named after the town. Transport Road links Paved Trunk road T3 from Morogoro to the Rwandan border passes through the town. Paved trunk road T14 connects Singida with Babati in Manyara Region. The distance from Singida to Dodoma is 252 km, to Shinyanga 300 km, to Arusha 334 km and to Mwanza 467 km. Railway links The Singida branch of the Central Line railway connects Singida with the town of Manyoni, which is on the main line. Airport The town is served by the Singida AirStrip near the B141 north west of Singida. Places of interest Singida town boasts two places of interests as of 22 July 2018 below as follows; Lake Singida This saline lake is just outside of Singida Town. It attracts many birds, like pelicans and flamingos. Regional Museum This museum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singida Region
Singida Region (''Mkoa wa Singida'' in Swahili) 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. Singida Region is accessible from Arusha through Babati and Katesh in Manyara Region. From Dar es Salaam, Singida Region is reached through Morogoro and Dodoma. From Mwanza, the region is reached through Shinyanga and Nzega. All these roads are passable all year round with good quality tarmac. Geographical location Singida Region is located below the equator between latitudes 3052’ and 7034’. Longitudinally the region is situated between 33027’ and 350 26’ east of Greenwich. To the north, it shares borders with Shinyanga Region; Arusha, Manyara and on the east borders Dodoma. To t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singida Urban
Singida Urban District is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the south and west by the Ikungi, Ikungi District and to the north and east by the Singida Rural, Singida Rural District. Its administrative seat is the town of Singida. According to the 2012 Tanzania national census, the population of the Singida Urban District was 150,379. Transport Paved Trunk road T3 from Morogoro to the Rwandan border passes through the district. Paved trunk road T14 connects Singida with Babati in Manyara Region. The Singida branch of the Central Line (Tanzania), Central Line railway connects Singida with the town of Manyoni, which is on the main line. Administrative subdivisions As of 2012, Singida Urban District was administratively divided into 16 Administrative divisions of Tanzania#Wards, wards. Wards * Ipembe * Kindai, Tanzania, Kindai * Majengo (Singida Urban), Majengo * Mandewa * Minga, Singida, Minga * Misuna * Mitunduruni * Mtamaa * Mtipa * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singida Urban District
Singida Urban District is one of the six districts of the Singida Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the south and west by the Ikungi District and to the north and east by the Singida Rural District. Its administrative seat is the town of Singida. According to the 2012 Tanzania national census, the population of the Singida Urban District was 150,379. Transport Paved Trunk road T3 from Morogoro to the Rwandan border passes through the district. Paved trunk road T14 connects Singida with Babati in Manyara Region. The Singida branch of the Central Line railway connects Singida with the town of Manyoni, which is on the main line. Administrative subdivisions As of 2012, Singida Urban District was administratively divided into 16 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 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manyoni
Manyoni is a town in central Tanzania. It is the district headquarter of Manyoni District. Transport Paved trunk road T3 from Morogoro to the Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ... border passes through the town. The town of Manyoni has a station on the Central Railway of the Tanzanian Railways. The Singida line branches off from the main line in Manyoni town. Population According to the 2012 national census the population of Manyoni town - which is located in Manyoni ward - is 25,505. References {{reflist Populated places in Singida Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Tanzania
ARailway stations in Tanzania include: *Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway Maps UN Map- Tanga and Kidatu lines not shown. Railways in southern AfricaUNHCR Map* Interactive map of Tanzania railways * Look for the MSN Map at the bottom of pages of many towns, or look for the Map Button at the top and scroll down the MSN map. Towns served by rail Tanzania Railways Corporation ( all gauge) Central Line # Dar es Salaam - ocean port - former national capital - 8 km from TAZARA line # Ruvu (75m) - junction to Tanga line # Morogoro (510m) - junction to north # Kilosa (572m) - junction going south to TAZARA # Gulwe (680m) # Igandu (985m) # Dodoma (1148m) - The national capital # Manyoni (1244m) - junction going north to Singida # Itigi (1306m) # Ikungu (1289m) # Tabora (1212m) - junction going north to Mwanza # Kaliua (1112m) - junction going south to Mpanda # Kigoma (775m) - terminal and port on Lake Tanganyika Kidatu Line # (Not shown on map) # Kilosa (572m) - j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manyara Region
Manyara Region (''Mkoa wa Manyara'' in Swahili) 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.Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 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. |
Arusha
Arusha City is a Tanzanian city and the regional capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District Council (2012 census). Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha City 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 Mount Meru in the Arusha National Park. The city is a major international diplomatic hub. It hosts the African Court of the African Union and is the capital of the East African Community. From 1994 to 2015, the city also hosted the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, but that entity has ceased operations. It is a multicultural city with a majority Tanzanian population of mixed backgrounds: indigenous African, Arab-Tanzanian and Indian-Tanzanian population, plus a small European and North Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dodoma
Dodoma ( in Gogo), officially Dodoma City, is the national capital of Tanzania and the capital of the Dodoma Region, with a population of 410,956. In 1974, the Tanzanian government announced that the capital would be moved to Dodoma for social and economic reasons and to centralise the capital within the country. It became the official capital in 1996. Much of the initial design did not come to fruition for a long time. As a result, Dar es Salaam remains the commercial capital of Tanzania and still retains the state house Ikulu, and a large number of government functions. Geography Located in the centre of the country, the town is west of the former capital at Dar es Salaam and south of Arusha, the headquarters of the East African Community. It is north of Iringa through Mtera. It is also west of Morogoro. It covers an area of of which is urbanized. History Originally a small market town known as Idodomya, the modern Dodoma was founded in 1907 by German colonists during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities In The Great Rift Valley
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequences for g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
