Mwanga, Tanzania

Town in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

Mwanga

Town

Mwanga

Location in Tanzania

Coordinates: 03°39′43″S 37°34′41″E﻿ / ﻿3.66194°S 37.57806°E﻿ / -3.66194; 37.57806
Country|  Tanzania
Region| Kilimanjaro Region
District| Mwanga District
Population

(2022 census)[1]

• Total

| 21,000
Time zone| GMT + 3

Mwanga is a town in northern Tanzania at the foot of the north Pare Mountains. It is the district capital of Mwanga District.[2]

## Transport

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Paved Trunk road T2 from Dar es Salaam to Arusha passes through the town.[3]

The Usambara Railway from Tanga to Arusha passes through Mwanga as well.

## Population

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According to the 2012 national census the population of Mwanga town (Mwanga Ward) was 15,783.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
2. ^ Tanzania travel guide (6 ed.). Lonely Planet. June 2015. p. 149\. ISBN 978-1742207797.
3. ^ "Kilimanjaro Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
4. ^ "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.