Magu is a town in
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 ...
of Tanzania, East Africa. It is the administrative seat of
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 ...
, one of the seven districts of Mwanza Region. The distance from Magu to
Mwanza
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 cit ...
town is around 60 kilometres. According to the national census of 2012, the population of Magu – Magu Mjini in Swahili – is 23,822.
Paved trunk road T4 from
Mwanza
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 cit ...
to the
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border runs through Magu town.
References
Populated places in Mwanza Region
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