Iringa is a city in the southern highlands of Tanzania, serving as the administrative capital of Iringa Region, with a population of about 202,490. Its name comes from the Hehe word lilinga, meaning fort. Iringa's relatively cool climate, unusual for Tanzania, has made it a draw for tourists from colder parts of the world, and the city lies near Ruaha National Park, one of Africa's largest national parks.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Iringa (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 202,490 (2022)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -7.77, longitude 35.69
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1550 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 202490 (2022)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Iringa - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 159071
-7.76667 35.7 P PPLA TZ 04 1103 1103032 202490 1625 Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1625 m
View the Source 3. Iringa (Wikipedia)
Geography, location sentence
Iringa is in the Udzungwa Mountains, and the altitude of the town's environs is more than 1,550 metres (5,090 ft) above sea level.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -7.75, 35.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -7.75, 35.75
-7.75 35.75 Cwb
Wikidata: Iringa
Wikidata Q735609, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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