Railway

Railway is an administrative ward in Mtwara-Mikindani District of in . The ward covers an area of 0.4 km2, and has an average elevation of 7 m. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 2,789.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality with 2,420 residents
  • Description: urban ward in Mtwara, Tanzania
  • Also known as: “Railway, Mtwara-Mikindani”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mtwara.

Photo: VonTasha, CC BY 3.0.
Pronunciation is the capital city of in southeastern . In the 1940s, it was planned and constructed as the export facility for the disastrous Tanganyika groundnut scheme, but was somewhat neglected when the scheme was abandoned in 1951.

Railway

Latitude
-10.2722° or 10° 16′ 20″ south
Longitude
40.199° or 40° 11′ 56″ east
Population
2,420
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
5HX2P5HX+4H
Geo­Names ID
11005796
Wiki­data ID
Q13124726
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swahili—“Railway” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Railway”
  • German: “Railway”
  • German: “Reli (Mtwara)”
  • German: “Reli”
  • Italian: “Railway”
  • Swahili: “Railway (Mtwara Mjini)”
  • Swahili: “Railway”
  • Swahili: “Reli”

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