Songea
Query URLs
https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/place/90789
- Note
- Songea is the capital of Ruvuma Region in southwestern Tanzania. It is located along the A19 road. The city has a population of approximately 203,309, and it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea. Between 1905 and 1907, the city was a centre of African resistance during the Maji Maji Rebellion in German East Africa. The city is poised to experience significant economic growth in the near future as the Mtwara Corridor opens up in a few years. Projected to be the sixth fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.74% growth.
- Latitude
- -10.683333396912
- Longitude
- 35.650001525879
- Population
- 126,449
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
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