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Musoma

Eastern Africa

Musoma is a town on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria in Tanzania, close to the borders with Kenya and Uganda. It is the capital of the Mara Region and the administrative centre of Musoma Urban District and Musoma Rural District. The name is said to refer to the many spits that point into the lake around it. The site was first settled by the Kurya people, and the first German headquarters was set up at nearby Nyabangi before it was abandoned because the shallow water made a poor harbour. Musoma has a tropical savanna climate. The census counted 104,851 people in 2002 and 134,327 in 2012, and plans exist for a railway from Tanga on the Indian Ocean, through Arusha, to a lake port at Musoma for onward barge traffic to Port Bell in Kampala.

Facts
Population
134,327 1
Elevation (m)
1148 2
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 1
Climate Zone
Tropical 1
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 3
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Capital Of

Mara Region, States or Territories
Source Mara Region (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Musoma (Wikipedia)
  • Population, 2012 census
    The 2012 Census showed a population of 134,327.
  • Climate
    Musoma has a tropical savanna climate
  • Geography, location sentence
    The town sits on the eastern edge of Lake Victoria, close to the International borders of Tanzania with Kenya and Uganda.
  • Part Of: Tanzania, Lead
    Musoma is a town in the east shore of Lake Victoria of Tanzania.
  • On Continent: Africa, Lead, country location
    Musoma is a town in the east shore of Lake Victoria of Tanzania.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Lead, country location (Tanzania is in the UN M49 subregion Eastern Africa)
    one of the administrative Regions of Tanzania
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at -1.5,33.8
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation at the town coordinates -1.5,33.8
Quote, SRTM 90 m elevation at the town coordinates -1.5,33.8
"elevation": 1148.0
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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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Mara Region (Wikipedia)
Capital Of: Mara Region, Lead, regional capital
Quote, Capital Of: Mara Region, Lead, regional capital
The regional capital is the municipality of Musoma.
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