Nachingwea
Nachingwea is a town in the Lindi Region of southern Tanzania. It was the terminus of a railway built for the infamous, ill-fated Tanganyika groundnut scheme.- Type: Town with 21,000 residents
- Description: Small town in Tanzania
- Also known as: “Nachingwa” and “Nachingwea, Tanzania”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Nachingwea Airport.
Nachingwea Airport
Aerodrome
Nachingwea Airport is a domestic airport locate in south Lindi Region, Tanzania.
Nachingwea
- Categories: city, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Nambambo, Nachingwea District Council, Lindi, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-10.36841° or 10° 22′ 6″ south
Longitude
38.76115° or 38° 45′ 40″ east
Population
21,000
Elevation
427 metres (1,401 feet)
IATA airport code
NCH
UN/LOCODE
TZ NCH
Open location code
5GXWJQJ6+JF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Romanian—“Nachingwea” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Nachingwea, Tanzania”
- Cebuano: “Nachingwea”
- Dutch: “Nachingwea, Tanzania”
- French: “Nachingwea”
- German: “Nachingwea”
- Irish: “Nachingwea”
- Romanian: “Nachingwea”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kilimanihewa and Stesheni.
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Highlights: Kanisa la Katolika and Stendi ya Mabasi.
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