Vwawa

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Vwawa
Vwawa (Tanzania)
Vwawa
Vwawa
Coordinates 9 ° 6 ′  S , 32 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 9 ° 6 ′  S , 32 ° 55 ′  E
Basic data
Country Tanzania

region

Songwe
ISO 3166-2 TZ-31
Residents 56,256 (2012)

Vwawa is a small town in the southwest highlands of Tanzania . It is the administrative center of the Songwe region , established in 2016 , and the Mbozi district .

Street scene in Vwawa

geography

At the time of the 2012 census, Vwawa had 56,256 inhabitants. The city is located 1602 meters above sea level in the southern highlands of Tanzania. The climate is warm and temperate, Cwb according to the effective climate classification . The rainfall of an average of 1217 millimeters falls in the rainy season from late October to early May, the months June to September are very dry. The month of October is the warmest month with an average temperature of 21.7 degrees Celsius, the coolest is July with 17.5 degrees.

Facilities and services

  • Health: There is a district hospital and a church-run mission hospital in the city.
  • Education: In a state secondary school in Vwawa, 1200 students are taught by 71 teachers, which corresponds to a teacher-student ratio of 1:17.
  • Water: In 2018, 24 percent of the population had access to clean and safe water.
  • Churches: The Anglican Church is the oldest in the city, but the Moravians Moravian Church and the Catholic Church are the largest denominations.

Economy and Infrastructure

  • Economy: The area around the city is dominated by agriculture, mainly beans, corn, cassava and coffee are grown.
  • Roads: The place is on the T1 trunk road from Dar es Salaam via Mbeya to Zambia .
  • Railway: The TAZARA railway line also runs through Vwawa. It is 930 kilometers by train to Dar es Salaam and 60 kilometers to the Tunduma / Nakonde border station . In 2019, 100,000 tons of maize were exported to Zambia via Vwawa train station .
Mbozi meteorite

Others

  • Mbozi Meteorite : One of the largest meteorites on earth was found twelve kilometers east of the city center, an iron meteorite three meters long and 1 meter high.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2012 Population and Housing Census. (PDF) National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Finance, March 2013, p. 117 , accessed on March 13, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Maps for thr World, Map 500k - xc36-1. Russian Army Maps, accessed March 13, 2020 (Russian).
  3. ^ Vwawa climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Vwawa weather averages - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
  4. ^ Mbozi District Hospital, Mbeya. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
  5. ^ Mbozi Mission Hospital. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
  6. ^ Vwawa Secondary School - Subjects | Combinations. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
  7. ↑ The Economic Survey 2018. (PDF) Ministry of Finance and Planning, August 2019, p. 211 , accessed on March 14, 2020 .
  8. ^ Tanzania Trunk Road Network. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
  9. ^ Passenger Train Fares-Tanzania | TAZARA. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
  10. ^ The Chronicle: NRZ to move 100k tonnes maize from Tanzania - BBA. Retrieved March 14, 2020 (American English).
  11. ^ Mbozi meteorite - Tanzania Tourism. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
  12. ^ Meteoritical Bulletin: Search the Database. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .