Sumve, Tanzania is a

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located in the

Kwimba District Kwimba District is one of the seven Districts of Tanzania, districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Magu District, to the east by Maswa District and Kishapu District, to the south by Shinyanga Rural, Shinyanga ...

of the

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, in

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. Sumve's residents are predominantly from the Wasukuma tribe, the largest in

, but some of Sumve's institutions employ Wahaya, Wajita, Wakerewe, Wanyamwezi and others from neighboring tribes. Therefore, many of the residents speak Kisukuma along with Swahili, the national language. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 18,514 people in the ward, from 16,436 in 2012. The primary economic activity in the village of Sumve is the farming of

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and

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, often at the subsistence level. Sumve hosts the

Kwimba Kwimba District is one of the seven districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Magu District, to the east by Maswa District and Kishapu District, to the south by Shinyanga Rural District, and to the west by Mi ...

district designated hospital. Since six years the village has been connected to electricity via Tanesco, although there are frequent power outages (in which case a generator kicks in). The Sumve College of Nursing and Midwifery collaborates in training the hospital staff. Two secondary schools, Sumve Girls Secondary School (O-level) and Sumve High School (O and A-level) are located in the village along with several primary schools. Many of the residents are

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, and a large Catholic church built by the "White Fathers" of the

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nearly 100 years ago still remains in Sumve today. Sumve is approximately 70 km Southeast of

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, the regional capital. Though very rural, plans exist to bring running water to Sumve's residents in the near future. At present there is a small water pump to supply water throughout the village. A computer training center, called Sumcot, has been set up, to assure IT education and internet use is available to hospital staff and students of the schools. Sumve is accessible via private vehicles (travel time is about one hour to

), but most visitors and residents take one of the buses to and from

. Though the place is accessible through railway road but at the present is not in function. The area is supplied with full mobile network dominated by Airtel and Vodacom.

Villages

The ward has 27 villages. * Sumve Lugulu "A" * Sumve Lugulu "B" * Budushi "A" * Budushi "B" * Budushi "C" * Nyamayengo * Chambali * Nyamijundu * Solwe * Sumve * Mahiga * Imalaseko * Mbafe * Mabatini * Igoma * Nyambiti * Lugeye * Businuka * Buchela * Bumyengeja * Ilebelo * Kasela * Mwashilalage * Ngongwa * Nyang'hwale * Mwakasubi * Kitangili

References

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...

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, page= , language=sw , access-date=2022-07-03 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227102333/https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf , archive-date=2021-12-27 , url-status=live Populated places in Mwanza Region