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Shinyanga
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Shinyanga, also known as Mji wa Shinyanga in the national language, is a city in northern Tanzania. The city is the location of the regional headquarters of Shinyanga Region as well as the district headquarters of Shinyanga Urban District. The region and district are named after the town.
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Shinyanga is a city in Tanzania that serves as the capital of Shinyanga Region. It is located within Shinyanga Municipal District and the Lake Zone. The city has a population of 139,727 and is situated at an elevation of 1,650 meters above sea level. Shinyanga is in the UTC+03:00 time zone and is twinned with Raleigh.
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- Locality
- Shinyanga
- Region
- Shinyanga
- Country
- Tanzania
- Population
- 139,727
- Timezone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Shinyanga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City of Shinyanga Region
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Wood market in Shinyanga.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- A lumber market
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Tanzania#Africa#World
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Shinyanga
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Tanzania
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Shinyanga
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Shinyanga Urban
- Settlement.government_type
- City Council
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_title1
- City Manager
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Tanzania
- Located in
- Shinyanga Region
- Population
- 139727
- Elevation
- 1650
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Shinyanga Region
- Image
- Wood market in Shinyanga.jpg
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- Commons category
- Shinyanga
- P8168
- Peter Thullen
- twinned administrative body
- Raleigh
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Location
- Population
- Landmarks
- Transport
- Railway
- Airport
- Road
- Reforestation
- References
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shinyanga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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