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Songea

Eastern Africa

Songea is the capital of the Ruvuma Region in south-western Tanzania, on the A19 road, and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea. Its recorded population is 286,285. The city takes its name from an Ngoni warrior killed in 1906 during the German repression of the Maji Maji rebellion, and between 1905 and 1907 the area was a centre of African resistance to German rule in East Africa. Its remoteness left it poorly connected until a new road to the rail and road hub of Makambako opened in 1985, and it became a municipality in 2006. Songea is coextensive with Songea Urban District and is run by the Songea Municipal Council. It is home to several colleges and schools, among them St. Augustine University and the Peramiho School of Nursing.

Facts
Population
286,285 1
Elevation (m)
1113 2
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 1
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 3
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Capital Of

Ruvuma Region, States or Territories
Source Ruvuma Region (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Songea (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, population
    The city has a population of 286,285
  • History section
    A railway had been planned from the coast to Songea and actually appeared in 1950s high school geography text books.
  • Part Of: Tanzania, Lead
    in southwestern Tanzania
  • On Continent: Africa, Lead, country location
    in southwestern Tanzania
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Lead, country location (Tanzania is in the UN M49 subregion Eastern Africa)
    capital of Ruvuma Region in southwestern Tanzania
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at -10.6833,35.65
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation at the town coordinates -10.6833,35.65
Quote, SRTM 90 m elevation at the town coordinates -10.6833,35.65
"elevation": 1113.0
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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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Ruvuma Region (Wikipedia)
Capital Of: Ruvuma Region, Lead, regional capital
Quote, Capital Of: Ruvuma Region, Lead, regional capital
The regional capital is the municipality of Songea.
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