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Mtwara

Eastern Africa

Mtwara is the capital city of the Mtwara Region in south-eastern Tanzania, on the Indian Ocean. It was planned and built in the 1940s as the export port for the Tanganyika groundnut scheme, and was neglected after the scheme was abandoned in 1951. The city is spread across a large area that was planned for up to 200,000 people, and the present population is around 141,000. Its deep-water port can take ocean-going vessels and is the third largest ocean port in the country. Roads link it with Dar es Salaam, Lindi and Masasi, the A19 leads west towards Mbamba Bay on Lake Malawi, and the airport has flights to Dar es Salaam. Mtwara is the access point for the tourism industry around the historic Swahili settlement of Mikindani, and it has a tropical wet and dry climate.

Facts
Population
141,000 1
Elevation (m)
22 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
Yes 1
Climate Zone
Tropical 1
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 3
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Capital Of

Mtwara Region, States or Territories
Source Mtwara Region (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Mtwara (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, population
    The present population is around 141,000.
  • Geography, climate
    has a tropical wet and dry climate
  • Geography, climate, coastal
    tropical climatic conditions similar to all Tanzanian coastal cities
  • Part Of: Tanzania, Lead
    in southeastern Tanzania
  • On Continent: Africa, Lead, country location
    in southeastern Tanzania
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Lead, country location (Tanzania is in the UN M49 subregion Eastern Africa)
    in southeastern Tanzania
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at -10.2736,40.1828
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation at the town coordinates -10.2736,40.1828
Quote, SRTM 90 m elevation at the town coordinates -10.2736,40.1828
"elevation": 22.0
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3. East Africa Time (Wikipedia)
Lead, standard offset
Quote, Lead, standard offset
with a standard offset of UTC+03:00 from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). It is one of the most widely used time zones in Africa, adopted by countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, and others.
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Mtwara Region (Wikipedia)
Capital Of: Mtwara Region, Lead, regional capital
Quote, Capital Of: Mtwara Region, Lead, regional capital
with its capital as the municipality of Mtwara
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