Mwanga | |
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Town | |
MwangaLocation in Tanzania | |
Coordinates: 03°39′43″S 37°34′41″E / 3.66194°S 37.57806°E / -3.66194; 37.57806 | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Kilimanjaro Region |
District | Mwanga District |
Population | |
• Total | 21,000 |
Time zone | GMT + 3 |
Mwanga is a town in northern Tanzania at the foot of the north Pare Mountains. It is the district capital of Mwanga District.
Transport
Paved Trunk road T2 from Dar es Salaam to Arusha passes through the town.
The Usambara Railway from Tanga to Arusha passes through Mwanga as well.
Population
According to the 2012 national census the population of Mwanga town (Mwanga Ward) was 15,783.
References
- Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
- Tanzania travel guide (6 ed.). Lonely Planet. June 2015. p. 149. ISBN 978-1742207797.
- "Kilimanjaro Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.