Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of

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west of

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. Morogoro is the capital of the

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.
It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." The Belgian based non-profit, APOPO trains

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s known as HeroRATS for

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detection, and detection of

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in Morogoro. Morogoro lies at the base of the Uluguru Mountains and is a centre of agriculture in the region. The

Sokoine University of Agriculture Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) is a public university in Morogoro, Tanzania, specializing in agriculture. The university is named after the country's second prime minister Edward Sokoine. Introduction Sokoine University of Agriculture ...

is based in the city. A number of missions are also located in the city, providing schools and hospitals. Morogoro is home to the Amani Centre, which has helped over 3,400 disabled people in the surrounding villages.

Water supply

Eighty percent of Morogoro's water supply comes from the Mindu Dam on the Ngerengere River. The dam project, begun in 1978, has been controversial. The lake behind the dam has led to high rates of

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infection, and mercury run-off from gold mining nearby the dam has polluted the city's water supply. The dam is also being rapidly silted due to deforestation in the surrounding areas. In 2012-13 an $8.31m USAID/MCC-funded programme was implemented for the Morogoro Water Supply Authority (MORUWASA) to rehabilitate drinking water resources from the Uluguru Mountains with an inlet and treatment plant near the Regional Governance offices at the high end of the Boma Road.

Climate

Education

, Muslim University of Morogoro, St Joseph and

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are located in Morogoro.

Mzumbe University Mzumbe University (MU; sw, Chuo Kikuu Mzumbe) is a public university in Mzumbe, Tanzania, near Morogoro Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania west of Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region. It is also k ...

is located 26 km south of the town on the highway to

Iringa Iringa is a city in Tanzania with a population of 151,345 (). It is situated at a latitude of 7.77°S and longitude of 35.69°E. The name is derived from the Hehe word ''lilinga'', meaning fort. Iringa is the administrative capital of Iringa Re ...

. There are other famous colleges like Ardhi Institute Morogoro, Morogoro Teachers College, and LITI (Livestock Training Institute). One of the oldest secondary schools in the country, Kilakala Girls High School (formerly known as Marian College), is also found in the municipality. Other secondary schools within the municipality are Morogoro Secondary School (formerly Aga Khan Secondary School), Forest Hill Secondary, Jabal Hira Muslim Secondary, Kigurunyembe Secondary, Lutheran Junior Seminary, St. Francis de Sales Seminary, St. Peter's Seminary and Lupanga Practising Secondary School (a newly established school near Kigurunyembe teacher's college, Kola Hill Secondary School. The English-language Morogoro International School was founded in 1975.

Transport

Public transport buses called ''

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'' are available for transport within the town, the fare are mostly around Tsh 400 from town to nearby area. Also for faster transportation motorcycles ''

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'' and Bajaj are the best within town areas; fare is depending on distance of the destination.

Sports and culture

The city is represented in the

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by football club Mtibwa Sugar F.C. Morogoro is the home of Salim Abdullah, who was the founder of the Cuban Marimba Band, and the Morogoro Jazz Band, another well-known band established in 1944. From the mid-1960s to the 1970s, Morogoro was home to one of Tanzania's most influential and celebrated musicians, Mbaraka Mwinshehe, a lead guitarist and singer-songwriter.

Sister cities

The city of

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in the state of

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in the United States is a sister city of Morogoro as designated by

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. Morogoro is also twinned with

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in Sweden and

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in Finland.

Fuel tanker explosion

On 10 August 2019, a fuel tanker exploded in the town, killing 100 people and injuring at least 47 others. The event was one of the largest disasters of its kind to happen in Tanzania.

Gallery

File:Uluguru Mountain.JPG, The Uluguru Mountains in the background of Morogoro city File:Waterfalls in Morogoro.jpg, Waterfalls in Morogoro File:Mt Uluguru and Sisal plantations.jpg,

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plantations in the outskirts of Morogoro ( Uluguru Mountains in the background) File:Aerial view of Morogoro town.jpg, Aerial view File:Jamhuri Stadium, Morogoro.jpg, The Jamhuri Stadium

References

External links

{{Authority control Regional capitals in Tanzania Populated places in Morogoro Region