Geita
Sign in to saveGeita is a city and regional capital of Geita Region in northwestern Tanzania. The city is known for its gold trade. Geita, with a population of 318,006 (2022 census), is located in the centre of a gold mining area. <!-- Adding a weather box template below for possible use in the future. Please remove comments if the wikipedia Weather box is used in the future.
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Place details
- Locality
- Geita Town
- Region
- Geita
- Country
- Tanzania
- Population
- 318,006
- Timezone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Geita
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City of Geita Region
- Settlement.nickname
- Gold Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Tanzania
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Tanzania
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Tanzania
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Geita Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Geita Municipal
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022 census
- Settlement.population_total
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Tanzania
- Located in
- Geita District
- Population
- +361671
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Geita Region
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Geita is a city and regional capital of Geita Region in northwestern Tanzania. The city is known for its gold trade. Geita, with a population of 318,006 (2022 census), is located in the centre of a gold mining area.
==History== In the late nineteenth century, German mineral prospecting identified the gold deposits in the region in the late nineteenth century. However, plans for large-scale gold mining was disrupted due the World War I. Tanzania, which was part of the German East Africa colony, was granted to Britain after the Treaty of Versailles.