Kashasha

Kashasha is a ward on the western coast of in the of the , , near the border of . The village is known for having been the locus of the Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rubya.

Village
is the site of a Catholic Church mission to the south of near the west bank of in , , . A seminary was established at in 1904, one of the first in German East Africa, as it then was.

Kashasha

Latitude
-1.75778° or 1° 45′ 28″ south
Longitude
31.61583° or 31° 36′ 57″ east
Population
10,400
Elevation
1,532 metres (5,026 feet)
Open location code
6GCH6JR8+V8
Geo­Names ID
158250
Wiki­data ID
Q6374213
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Kashasha” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Kashasha
  • French: Kashasha
  • German: Kashasha (Tansania)
  • German: Kashasha
  • Italian: Kashasha
  • Japanese: カシャシャ
  • Spanish: Kashasha
  • Swahili: Kashasha
  • Swedish: Kashasha

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