Simiyu River

The Simiyu River is a river located in and , . It flows into in the African Great Lakes region. As one of the six main inlets to Lake Victoria, it forms part of the upper headwaters of the Nile.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Magu.

Town
is a town in of Tanzania, East Africa. It is the administrative seat of , one of the seven districts of Mwanza Region. The distance from to town is around 60 kilometres. is situated 5 km southeast of Simiyu River.

Simiyu River

Latitude
-2.55° or 2° 33′ south
Longitude
33.41667° or 33° 25′ east
Elevation
1,140 metres (3,740 feet)
Open location code
6G9MFC28+2M
Geo­Names ID
149899
Wiki­data ID
Q1340687
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Simiyu River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Simiyu
  • Bulgarian: Симию
  • Cebuano: Simiyu
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر سيميو
  • German: Simiyu
  • Greek: Μτο Σιμίγιου
  • Greek: Σιμίγιου
  • Irish: Abhainn Simiyu
  • Japanese: シミユ川
  • Macedonian: Симију
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Simiyu
  • Slovenian: Simiyu
  • Swahili: Mto Simiyu
  • Swahili: Simiu
  • Swahili: Simiyu
  • Welsh: Afon Simiyu

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Magu and Nyalikungu.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Magu Bay and Itumbili.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Simiyu River”. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.