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Musoma
Sign in to savethumb|Mkendo Road, the main street through Musoma Musoma is a town in the east shore of Lake Victoria of Tanzania. It is the capital of Mara Region, one of the administrative Regions of Tanzania. It also serves as the administrative centre of Musoma Rural District and Musoma Urban District.
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Musoma is a city and border city in Tanzania, serving as the capital of the Mara Region. It is situated within the Musoma Municipal District. The city has a population of 164,172 and is located at an elevation of 1,200 meters above sea level. It operates in the UTC+03:00 time zone.
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- Locality
- Musoma
- Region
- Mara
- Country
- Tanzania
- Population
- 164,172
- Timezone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Musoma
- Settlement.other_name
- Mji wa Musoma
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town of Mara Region
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Street in Mukendo ward, Musoma Municipal Council, Mara Region.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Tanzania#
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Tanzania
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mara Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Musoma Urban District
- Settlement.government_type
- Mayor
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 66.13
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1134
- Settlement.population_total
- 164172
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022 Census
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Location
- History and Etymology
- Geography
- Climate
- Notable persons from Musoma and Mara
- Population
- People
- Economic activity
- Sport
- See also
- References
thumb|Mkendo Road, the main street through Musoma Musoma is a town in the east shore of Lake Victoria of Tanzania. It is the capital of Mara Region, one of the administrative Regions of Tanzania. It also serves as the administrative centre of Musoma Rural District and Musoma Urban District.
==Location== The town sits on the eastern edge of Lake Victoria, close to the International borders of Tanzania with Kenya and Uganda. Musoma is located approximately , directly south of the geographical point where the borders of the three East African countries intersect. The town is located approximately , by road, northeast of Mwanza, the nearest large city. Musoma lies approximately , by road, northwest of Arusha, the location of the headquarters of the East African Community. The coordinates of Musoma are:1° 30' 0.00"S, 33° 48' 0.00"E (Latitude:-1.5000; Longitude:33.8000).
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