Sanya River (Kilimanjaro)

Short description: River in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

Sanya River

Native name| Mto Sanya (Swahili)
Location
Country|  Tanzania
Region| Kilimanjaro Region
District| Siha District
Ward| Livishi
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Livishi, Siha District
• coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 3°9′41.04″S 37°5′27.96″E﻿ / ﻿3.1614°S 37.0911°E﻿ / -3.1614; 37.0911
Basin features
River system| Pangani River
Tributaries|
• left| Fuka River
• right| Lawate River

Sanya River (Mto Sanya in Swahili) is located in the northern Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It begins in Livishi ward in Siha District and eventually drains into Kikuletwa River a tributary of the Pangani River.[1][2] The river plays an important part of Chagga history in the Chagga kingdom of Siha (Kibongoto).[3][4][5]

## References

1. ↑ "Sanya River". https://www.geonames.org/150224/sanya-river.html.
2. ↑ Part, A. "Tanzania Energy Development and Access Project (TEDAP)." (2005).
3. ↑ "Sanya River profile". https://www.mindat.org/feature-150224.html.
4. ↑ Ijumulana, Julian, et al. "Spatial variability of the sources and distribution of fluoride in groundwater of the Sanya alluvial plain aquifers in northern Tanzania." Science of the Total Environment 810 (2022): 152153.
5. ↑ Komakech, Hans C., and Pieter van der Zaag. "Polycentrism and pitfalls: the formation of water users forums in the Kikuletwa catchment, Tanzania." Water International 38.3 (2013): 231-249.

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