Marangu
Marangu is a town in the Moshi District of the Kilimanjaro Region, divided into Marangu East and Marangu West, each comprising its own village. It is one of the main access points for climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and is also known as the birthplace of the Chagga paramount chief Thomas Lenana Marreale, born on 15 June 1915.
- Town
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,800 metres (5,910 feet)
- …is also known as “Marang”
- Description: human settlement in Tanzania
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Latitude
-3.28376° or 3° 17′ 2″ south
Longitude
37.52298° or 37° 31′ 23″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Swahili—“Marangu” goes by many names.
MaranguCzech
MaranguDutch
מראנגוHebrew
MaranguIrish
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MaranguSwahili
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