Mwanga, Tanzania

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Mwanga
Town
Mwanga is located in Tanzania
Mwanga
Mwanga
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 03°39′43″S 37°34′41″E / 3.66194°S 37.57806°E / -3.66194; 37.57806
Country Tanzania
RegionKilimanjaro Region
DistrictMwanga District
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total21,000
Time zoneGMT + 3

Mwanga is a town in northern Tanzania at the foot of the north Pare Mountains. It is the district capital of Mwanga District.[2]

Transport[edit]

Paved Trunk road T2 from Dar es Salaam to Arusha passes through the town.[3]

The Usambara Railway from Tanga to Arusha passes through Mwanga as well.

Population[edit]

According to the 2012 national census the population of Mwanga town (Mwanga Ward) was 15,783.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
  2. ^ Tanzania travel guide (6 ed.). Lonely Planet. June 2015. p. 149. ISBN 978-1742207797.
  3. ^ "Kilimanjaro Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.