Shume
Shume is a town in Tanzania in the Usambara Mountains in Lushoto District of Tanga Region. It was formerly known as New Hornow and was the location of a sawmill during the country's colonial period.
Shume
- Type: Village
- Description: ward of Tanzania
- Categories: ward of Tanzania and locality
- Location: Manolo, Lushoto District Council, Tanga, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-4.67705° or 4° 40′ 37″ south
Longitude
38.2032° or 38° 12′ 12″ east
Elevation
1,991 metres (6,532 feet)
Open location code
6G7W86F3+57
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swahili—“Shume” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shume”
- Dutch: “Shume”
- Italian: “Shume”
- Swahili: “Shume”
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