Place:Shinyanga, Tanzania

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NameShinyanga
Alt namesShinyangasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeRegion
Coordinates2.667°S 34.5°E
Located inTanzania     (1963 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bukombe
Igarukiro
Isaka
Kahama
Luguru
Lunguya
Musasa
Mwadui
Ngasamo
Ngunga
Nyakabindi
Nyandekwa
Salawe
Seke
Shanwa
Shinyanga
Ushetu
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Shinyanga Region is one of the regions of Tanzania. Its capital is Shinyanga. It is bordered to the north by the Mwanza, Mara, and Kagera Regions, and to the south by the Tabora Region. Kigoma Region borders to the west, Singida Region to the southeast, and the Arusha and Manyara Regions to the east.

The population of Shinyanga Region according to the 2002 Tanzanian National Census is 2,796,630. [1]

The regional commissioner of the Shinyanga Region is A.Y. Mgimua. [2]

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