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.
- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,990 metres (6,530 feet)
- Description: ward of Tanzania
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Latitude
-4.67705° or 4° 40′ 37″ south
Longitude
38.2032° or 38° 12′ 12″ east
Open location code
6G7W86F3+57
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swahili—“Shume” goes by many names.
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