Singida (Tanzania)

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Singida
Singida (Tanzania)
Singida
Singida
Coordinates 4 ° 48 ′ 38 "  S , 34 ° 44 ′ 28"  E Coordinates: 4 ° 48 ′ 38 "  S , 34 ° 44 ′ 28"  E
Basic data
Country Tanzania

region

Singida
height 1500 m
surface 52.4 km²
Residents 150,379 (2012)
density 2872  Ew. / km²
Post Code 43000
Website singida.go.tz (sw)
Culture
Twin cities AustriaAustria Salzburg , Austria
Main Street in Singida.JPG

Singida is the capital of the Singida region of the same name in Tanzania .

geography

The city of Singida is located in the center of the country at an altitude of about 1500 m and is the capital of the Singida region of the same name. It is an important traffic junction between Lake Victoria and Dodoma , but also between the west ( Rwanda ) and Dar es Salaam in the east. Singida is also on a main line of the Tanzania Railways. Singida lies on a barren plateau (semi-desert) characterized by reddish stones and rock formations at an altitude of 1500 m. The climate is semi-arid , outside of the annual two rainy seasons it is very dry. The city is surrounded by Lake Kindai in the south and Lake Singida in the north.

The B 141 runs from south to north, from which the B 3 branches off to the west and the B 143 to the east within the urban area.

Residents

Singida has about 120,000 inhabitants.

Town twinning

Singida has been twinned with Salzburg (Austria) since 1986 .

history

The city developed at a traffic junction more than 100 years ago, belonged to German East Africa until 1918, to the British League of Nations mandate from 1919 and was a British UN trust territory from 1946 until the founding of the state of Tanzania.

economy

Singida is an administrative center with schools and health centers, a train station and a football stadium. A market forms the city center. The city is away from tourism and is characterized by many small gardens, craftsmen and traders.

Daughters and sons of the city

religion

Singida is the seat of the Singida diocese .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Richilde Haybäck: Twin town Singida - City of Salzburg. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
  2. Zakia Mrisho - Player Profile - Athletics. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
  3. PeoplePill: Samson Ramadhani: Athletics competitor - Biography and Life. Retrieved April 28, 2020 (American English).
  4. Alphonce Felix Simbu Bio, Stats, and Results. Accessed April 28, 2020 (English).
  5. PeoplePill: Restituta Joseph: Tanzanian distance runner - Biography and Life. Retrieved April 28, 2020 (American English).