Geita

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. <!-- 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: 361,671
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postcode

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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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==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.

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