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Mwanza

Eastern Africa

Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to its residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania, Tanzania's second largest city after Dar es Salaam. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,104,521 1
Founding Year
1892 2
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
1140 1
Latitude
2.517 degrees south 1
Longitude
32.9 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Coastal
No 1
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Mwanza Region, States or Territories

Mwanza is associated with Mwanza Region.

Source Mwanza (Wikipedia)
Tanzania, Countries
Source Mwanza (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Mwanza Region, States or Territories

Mwanza is the capital of Mwanza Region.

Source Mwanza (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Mwanza (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
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    Mwanza City (), also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,104,521 and a population of 3,699,872 in the region (2022 census), it is Tanzania's second largest city, after Dar es Salaam.
  • Lead section
    With an urban population of 1,104,521 and a population of 3,699,872 in the region (2022 census), it is Tanzania's second largest city, after Dar es Salaam.
  • Infobox, Population year
    2022
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    -2.517, 32.9
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    -2.517, 32.9
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    1140
  • Lead section
    Mwanza City (), also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania.
  • Lead
    is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania.
  • Associated With: Tanzania, Infobox, Country
    tanzania
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Mwanza (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
Quote, P571 (inception)
inception 1892
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3. GeoNames: Mwanza - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 152224
    -2.51667 32.9 P PPLA TZ 12 1903 1903042 1104521 1144 Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1144 m
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4. 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 -2.75, 32.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -2.75, 32.75
-2.75 32.75 Aw
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Wikidata: Mwanza
Wikidata Q110218, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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