Kongwa
Kongwa is a town and an administrative ward in the Kongwa District of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 13,531, with an average household size of 4.6.Kongwa
- Type: Town with 310,000 residents
- Description: town in Dodoma Region, Tanzania
- Categories: ward of Tanzania, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-6.19257° or 6° 11′ 33″ south
Longitude
36.40724° or 36° 24′ 26″ east
Population
310,000
Elevation
1,023 metres (3,356 feet)
Open location code
6G5RRC44+XV
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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