Sumbawanga
Sumbawanga is a city located in western Tanzania. It is the capital of Rukwa Region and the municipal seat of Sumbawanga Urban District with postcode number 55100 . The district had a population of approximately 303,986 based on the 2022 census. Sumbawanga lies in the territory of the Wafipa Fipa tribe and so many people speak Kifipa, as well as Kiswahili, the most widely used language of Tanzania. The name of the town literally translates as "throw away your witchcraft", thought to be a warning from local spiritual "healers" to any bringing in superstitions and practices relating to spiritual
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Place details
- Locality
- Sumbawanga
- Region
- Rukwa
- Country
- Tanzania
- Population
- 303,986
Travel guide
Understand
Sumbawanga is the capital of the Rukwa region.
Get in
Buses from Sumbawanga to Mpanda take around 7 hours. Buses from Sumbawanga to Mbeya via the Zambia border of Tunduma take around 5 hours.
From Sumbawanga to the Zambia border town of Tunduma is 230 km. From Tunduma you can take a night train to Kapiri Mposhi Zambia. From Sumbawanga there is also a road going to Mbala in Zambia 120 km.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Article · Português
Sumbawanga é uma cidade localizada no oeste da Tanzânia sendo a capital da região de . A população da cidade é cerca de 150.000 com base em um censo de 2002. A cidade funciona como centro de abastecimento e comercial para a região de Rukwa e algumas agências governamentais podem ser encontradas, como o departamento de transporte. Possui um mercado a céu aberto e no centro da cidade a produção de alimentos pode ser encontrada ,incluindo milho, arroz, frutas, aves e peixes.A economia local é de grande parte dependente da agricultura e pequenas empresas de propriedade local.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
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