Ruangwa District
Ruangwa is one of six districts of the Lindi Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Kilwa District, to the south by the Mtwara Region and to the west by the Nachingwea District.- Type: Town with 186,000 residents
- Description: district of Lindi Region, Tanzania
- Also known as: “Wilaya ya Ruangwa”
Ruangwa District
- Categories: district of Tanzania and locality
- Location: Lindi, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-10.0675° or 10° 4′ 3″ south
Longitude
38.9274° or 38° 55′ 39″ east
Population
186,000
Elevation
348 metres (1,142 feet)
Open location code
5GXWWWMG+2X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zulu—“Ruangwa District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ولاية روانغوا”
- Cebuano: “Ruangwa (distrito)”
- Cebuano: “Ruangwa”
- Chinese: “萬瓦區域”
- French: “district de Ruangwa”
- French: “District de Ruangwa”
- German: “Ruangwa”
- Italian: “Distretto di Ruangwa”
- Russian: “Руангва”
- Spanish: “Ruangwa”
- Swahili: “Ruangwa”
- Vietnamese: “Ruangwa”
- Zulu: “Ruangwa District”
- “Ruangwa”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Chinokole and Kitandi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Namba 38 Ruangwa and Rweje Dispensary.
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