Shinyanga Urban
Shinyanga Urban District is one of the eight districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania and includes the city of Shinyanga. It is bordered to the north by the Mwanza Region, to the south by the Shinyanga Rural District, to the east by the Kishapu District and to the west by the Kahama Urban District.- Type: district of Tanzania with 215,000 residents
- Description: district of Shinyanga Region in Tanzania
- Also known as: “Shinyanga Mjini”, “Shinyanga Municipal”, “Shinyanga Municipal District”, “Shinyanga Urban District”, and “Wilaya ya Shinyanga mjini”
Shinyanga Urban
- Location: Shinyanga, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-3.6667° or 3° 40′ south
Longitude
33.5° or 33° 30′ east
Population
215,000
Elevation
1,155 metres (3,789 feet)
Open location code
6G8M8GM2+82
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Zulu—“Shinyanga Urban” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shinyanga Urban”
- German: “Shinyanga (MC)”
- German: “Shinyanga”
- Greek: “Αστική Περιοχή Σινυάνγκα”
- Italian: “Distretto urbano di Shinyanga”
- Swahili: “Wilaya ya Shinyanga Mjini”
- Vietnamese: “Shinyanga Urban”
- Zulu: “Shinyanga Urban District”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ipeja and Ibadakuli.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Shinyanga Airport and Lubaga Forest Reserve.
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