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Mwanza
Mwanza, Tanzania · Africa
About Mwanza
Mwanza sits on the route: 30 minutes from Kisesa.
Mwanza is in Tanzania, with about 1.1 million people. The nearest town is Kisesa, about 15 km away.
Mwanza City (), also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,104,521 and a population of 3,699,872 in the region (2022 census), it is Tanzania's second largest city, after Dar esRead more
Salaam. It is also the second largest city in the Lake Victoria basin after Kampala, Uganda and ahead of Kisumu, Kenya at least in population size. Within the East African community, Mwanza city is the fifth largest city after Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kampala. It is slightly ahead of Kigali, Kisumu, and Bujumbura in the population of city proper limits. Mwanza city is also the capital city of Mwanza Region, and is administratively divided into two municipal districts within that Region - Ilemela and Nyamagana.
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Mwanza is in Mwanza, Tanzania, about 15 km from Kisesa.
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- Population
- 1,104,521
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Tanzania
- Region
- Mwanza
- Timezone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates
- -2.5167, 32.9000
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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