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Shangani

Shangani is an administrative ward in Mtwara-Mikindani District of in . The ward covers an area of 6 km2, and has an average elevation of 4 m. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 12,896.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 10,400 residents
  • Description: ward in Mtwara-Mikindani District, Mtwara Region
  • Also known as: “Shangani, Mtwara-Mikindani”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mtwara.

Photo: VonTasha, CC BY 3.0.
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.

Shangani

Latitude
-10.2589° or 10° 15′ 32″ south
Longitude
40.1809° or 40° 10′ 51″ east
Population
10,400
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
5HX2P5RJ+C9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4207425300
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
11005798
Wiki­data ID
Q20623036
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In Other Languages

From German to Swahili—“Shangani” goes by many names.

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mtwara Teacher’s College and Shangani Parish Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shangani”. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.