Vwawa is a town and an administrative ward in
Mbozi District
Mbozi District is a district in Songwe Region, Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Chunya District, to the east by Mbeya Urban and Ileje Districts, to the south by Zambia and to the west by Rukwa Region.
According to the 2002 Tanzania Natio ...
and the location of the headquarters of
Songwe Region
Songwe Region (''Mkoa wa Songwe'' in Swahili) is a region of Tanzania created on 29 January 2016 from the western half of Mbeya Region. Its capital is Vwawa.
Geography
Songwe Region borders the countries of Zambia and Malawi to the south: Tund ...
,
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 ...
. According to the 2002 census, the ward had a total population of 37 844.
The major tribe found in Vwawa is Nyiha, but other tribes include Ndali, Chaggas, Nyakyusa and Lambyas. According to 2012 Tanzanian census, the population of Vwawa was 65 625 people, including 26 372 males and 29 884 females. The main economic activity is agriculture.
Namesake
There is another town in Tanzania with this name.
See also
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Railway stations in Tanzania
ARailway stations in Tanzania include:
*Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway
Maps
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Railways in southern AfricaUNHCR Map* Interactive map of Tanzania railways
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References
Wards of Songwe Region
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