This article is about the region, for the city see Mtwara city . Image Tanzania Mtwara location map.svg thumb right 175px Location of MtwaraRegion in Tanzania Mtwara is a southern region of Tanzania which has been underdeveloped for a long time development is constrained by the lack of highway and energy infrastructures. The Dar es Salaam Kibiti Lindi Mtwara road has been improved by the completion of the Mkapa bridge over the Rufiji River . Mnazi Bay gas promises to provide reliable and adequate electricity for powering industrial and commercial activities in the region. Citation needed date April 2010 The boundary with Mozambique to the south is formed by the Ruvuma River . To the west Mtwara is bordered by Ruvuma Region , to the north by Lindi Region , and to the east is the Indian Ocean . The capital is Mtwara . According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the MtwaraRegion was 1,128,523. http www.tanzania.go.tz census census mtwara.htm The regional commissioner ... News, December 2000 Districts of Mtwara Regions of Tanzania Coord 10 40 S 39 00 E region TZ type adm1st source GNS enwiki display title Category MtwaraRegion Category Regions of Tanzania Mtwara geo stub bg de MtwaraRegion es Regi n de Mtwara eo Regiono Mtwara fr Mtwara r gion gl Rexi n de Mtwara it Regione di Mtwara sw Mkoa wa Mtwara nl Mtwara regio ja no Mtwararegion pl Mtwararegion pt Mtwara regi o ro Regiunea Mtwara sr sv Mtwararegion tg yo MtwaraRegion zh ... failure of the scheme. The port of Mtwara was to have been the focus of the exported crop. Districts MtwaraRegion is administratively divided into six districts Masasi , Nanyumbu , Newala , Tandahimba , Mtwara Urban and Mtwara Rural . Sources http www.tanzania.go.tz census census mtwara.htm MtwaraRegion Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census http www.tanzania.go.tz govdirf.html Tanzanian ... more details
Infobox settlement name Mtwara settlement type Town native name nickname image skyline Mtwara jour.JPG image size image caption The Indian Ocean coast seen from Mtwara. image flag image seal image map mapsize map caption pushpin map Tanzania coordinates region TZ subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Tanzania subdivision type1 Regions of Tanzania Region subdivision name1 MtwaraRegion subdivision ... blank info website footnotes Mtwara is the capital city of MtwaraRegion in southeastern Tanzania ... and visitors to Mtwara for a number of years. Sports Mtwara is the hometown of Bandari F.C. Tanzanian football club Bandari F.C. . Large production of cashewnut in mtwararegion CDJLK See also Railway ... coord 10 16 25 S 40 10 58 E region TZ type city display title Category MtwaraRegion Category Regional capitals in Tanzania Category Populated places in Tanzania Mtwara geo stub da Mtwara de Mtwara eo Mtwara fr Mtwara hr Mtwara it Mtwara sw Mtwara mji nl Mtwara stad no Mtwara pl Mtwara ro Mtwara sv Mtwara tr Mtwara yo Mtwara city ... 80,000. As part of the development associated with the failed Tanganyika groundnut scheme, Mtwara ... buildings, including a post office. Transportation Mtwara has reasonable transport links considering ... small passenger jets. Air Tanzania run frequent Boeing 737 flights between Mtwara and Dar es Salaam . The flight time is around an hour. There is also a ferry service that runs between Mtwara .... Building work is almost complete to prove Mtwara with a continuous paved road link with Dar es Salaam via Lindi and Kilwa, utilizing the new permanent road bridge across the Rufiji River . Mtwara serves as the access point for a growing tourism industry based in nearby Mikindani . Iron ore Mtwara ... to build a railway linking Mtwara with Lindi and mines at Mchuchuma and Liganga ref name railwaygazette Entertainment There are a number of clubs and bars in Mtwara, playing a range of music from bongo ... more details
unreferenced date April 2010 Mtwara Rural is one of the 5 districts of the MtwaraRegion of Tanzania . It is bordered to the South by Mozambique , to the West by the Tandahimba Tandahimba District , to the North by the Lindi Region and to the East by the Mtwara Urban Mtwara Urban District and the Indian Ocean . According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Mtwara Rural District was 204,770. http www.tanzania.go.tz census census districts mtwararural.htm Most of the residents are from the Makonde and Makua tribes. The area of the Mtwara Rural District is 3,597 km . Wards The Mtwara Rural District is administratively divided into 6 divisions, 17 wards, and 101 villages. Sources http www.tanzania.go.tz census census districts mtwararural.htm Mtwara Rural District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census Districts of MtwaraMtwara geo stub coord missing Tanzania Category Districts of Tanzania Category MtwaraRegion sw Mtwara Vijijini ... more details
Mtwara Urban is one of the 5 districts of the MtwaraRegion of Tanzania . It is bordered to the North by the Lindi Region , to the East by the Indian Ocean and to the South and West by the Mtwara Rural Mtwara Rural Region . According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Mtwara Urban District was 92,602. http www.tanzania.go.tz census census districts mtwaraurban.htm Wards The Mtwara Urban District is administratively divided into 13 wards Chikongola Chuno Jangwani English meaning in the desert Kisungure Likombe Magengeni Majengo English meaning buildings Mitengo Mtonya Railway Shangani Ufukoni Vigaeni Sources http www.tanzania.go.tz census census districts mtwaraurban.htm Mtwara Urban District Homepage of the 2002 Tanzania National Census Districts of Mtwara coord missing Tanzania Category Districts of Tanzania Category MtwaraRegion sw Mtwara Mjini ... more details
No footnotes date August 2010 Infobox Airport name Mtwara Airport nativename nativename a nativename r image image width caption IATA MYW ICAO HTMT type Public owner operator Tanzania Airports Authority city served location Mtwara elevation f 371 elevation m 117 coordinates Coord 10 20 20.61 S 40 10 54.41 E type airport display inline,title website metric elev metric rwy r1 number 01 19 r1 length f 7,410 r1 length m 2,237 r1 surface Asphalt r2 number 08 26 r2 length f 3,815 r2 length m 1,150 r2 surface Grass stat year stat1 header stat1 data stat2 header stat2 data footnotes Mtwara Airport is an airport in Mtwara , Tanzania airport codes MYW HTMT . Accidents and incidents On 27 August 1975, Douglas C 47 Douglas C 47B 5Y AAF of East African Airways was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident. The aircraft was on a scheduled passenger flight. All 19 people on board survived. ref name ASN270875 cite web url http aviation safety.net database record.php?id 19750827 0 title 5Y AAF Accident description publisher Aviation Safety Network accessdate 21 August 2010 ref References Reflist External links ASN MYW GCM HTMT NWS current HTMT WAD HTMT Category Airports in Tanzania Mtwara geo stub Tanzania airport stub de Flughafen Mtwara no Mtwara lufthavn pl Port lotniczy Mtwara ... more details
Expand Italian Diocesi di Mtwara date February 2011 Infobox diocese jurisdiction Diocese name Mtwara latin Dioecesis Mtuaranus country Tanzania metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea Songea rite Latin Rite area km2 7,780 population 689,164 population as of 2004 catholics 62,273 catholics percent 9.0 bishop Gabriel Mmole The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mtwara lang la Dioecesis Mtuaranus is a diocese located in Mtwara in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea Songea in Tanzania . History December 22, 1931 Established as Territorial Abbacy of Mtwara from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea Diocese of Lindi December 18, 1972 Promoted as Diocese of Mtwara Leadership Bishop s of Mtwara Roman rite Bishop Gabriel Mmole since 1988.03.12 Bishop Maurus Libaba 1972.12.18 1986.10.17 Territorial Abbots of Mtwara Roman rite Bishop Anthony Victor H lg , O.S.B. 1949.12.15 1972 Bishop Joachim Ammann , O.S.B. 1932.05.29 1948.12.15 See also Roman Catholicism in Tanzania Source http www.gcatholic.com dioceses diocese mtwa0.htm Giga Catholic Information http www.catholic hierarchy.org diocese dmtwa.html Catholic Hierarchy coord missing Tanzania Category Roman Catholic dioceses in Tanzania Mtwara Category Religious organizations established in 1931 Category Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Category Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Songea Mtwara, Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanzania stub de Bistum Mtwara it Diocesi di Mtwara ... more details
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Unreferenced date December 2009 A Region A is one of the four regions in Group A of the Virginia High School League . It is made up of four districts the A AA Eastern Shore District , the A Northern Neck District , the A Tidewater District and the A Tri Rivers District . All the schools in the region lie east of the Fall Line, which roughly extends from Washington, DC to Richmond, Virginia . Member schools Col start Col break Eastern Shore District Arcadia High School Virginia Arcadia High School , Oak Hall, Virginia The Firebirds Chincoteague High School , Chincoteague, Virginia The Ponies Nandua High School , Onley, Virginia The Warriors Northampton High School , Eastville, Virginia The Yellow Jackets Col break Northern Neck District Essex High School Virginia , Tappahannock, Virginia The Trojans Lancaster High School Virginia Lancaster High School , Lancaster, Virginia The Red Devils Northumberland High School , Heathsville, Virginia The Indians Rappahannock High School , Warsaw, Virginia The Raiders Washington & Lee High School , Montross, Virginia The Eagles Colonial Beach High School , Colonial Beach, Virginia The Drifters Col break Tidewater District King William High School , King William, Virginia The Cavaliers Middlesex High School , Saluda, Virginia The Chargers West Point High School Virginia West Point High School , West Point, Virginia The Pointers Mathews High School , Mathews, Virginia The Blue Devils King and Queen Central High School , King and Queen Courthouse, Virginia The Royal Tigers Col break Tri Rivers District Appomattox Regional Governor s School for the Arts And Technology , Petersburg, Virginia The Dragons Franklin High School Virginia Franklin High School , Franklin, Virginia The Broncos Surry County High School , Dendron, Virginia The Cougars Sussex Central High School , Sussex, Virginia The Tigers Charles City County High School , Charles City, Virginia The Panthers Windsor High School Virginia Windsor High School , Windsor, Virginia The Dukes ... more details
Image Tanzania Lindi location map.svg thumb right 175px Location of Lindi Region in Tanzania Lindi is one of Tanzania s 26 administrative Regions of Tanzania regions . The regional capital is also called Lindi . The Lindi region borders on Pwani Region Pwani , Morogoro Region Morogoro , Ruvuma Region Ruvuma , and MtwaraRegionMtwara . Much of the western part of the region is in the Selous Game Reserve . According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Lindi Region was 791,306. ref cite web url http www.tanzania.go.tz census census lindi.htm title Tanzania 2002 Population and Housing Census accessdate 2006 11 24 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20060831213715 http www.tanzania.go.tz census census lindi.htm Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2006 08 31 ref The regional commissioner of the Lindi Region is N.M. Banduka. ref cite web url http www.tanzania.go.tz govdirf.html title Tanzanian Government Directory Database accessdate 2006 11 24 ref Districts The Lindi Region is divided into 6 administrative districts Liwale , Kilwa district Kilwa , Ruangwa , Nachingwea , Lindi Rural and Lindi Urban . References reflist Districts of Lindi Regions of Tanzania coord 9 30 S 38 30 E region TZ type adm1st source GNS enwiki display title Category Lindi Region Category Regions of Tanzania Lindi geo stub bg de Lindi Region et Lindi piirkond es Regi n de Lindi eo Regiono Lindi fr Lindi r gion gl Rexi n de Lindi it Regione di Lindi he sw Mkoa wa Lindi nl Lindi regio ja no Lindi region pl Lindi region pt Lindi regi o ro Regiunea Lindi sr fi Lindin alue sv Lindi region tg yo Lindi Region zh ... more details
Image Tanzania Ruvuma location map.svg thumb right 175px Location of Ruvuma Region in Tanzania Ruvuma is a region in Tanzania . It is named after the Ruvuma River which forms most of its southern boundary with Mozambique . It is also bordered to the North by the Morogoro Region , to the Northeast by the Lindi Region , to the East by the MtwaraRegion and to the Northwest by the Iringa Region . Ruvuma has a lot of tribe s, such as the Mpoto . The capital is Songea . According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Ruvuma Region was 1,117,166. http www.tanzania.go.tz census census ruvuma.htm The Regional Commissioner of the Ruvuma Region is Hon. Monica Mbega. http www.tanzania.go.tz govdirf.html Districts The Ruvuma Region is administratively divided into 5 districts Tunduru , Mbinga , Namtumbo , Songea Urban and Songea Rural . Sources http www.tanzania.go.tz census census ruvuma.htm Ruvuma Region Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census http www.tanzania.go.tz govdirf.html Tanzanian Government Directory Database Ruvuma geo stub Districts of Ruvuma Regions of Tanzania coord 11 00 S 36 00 E region TZ type adm1st source GNS enwiki display title Category Ruvuma Region Category Regions of Tanzania bg de Ruvuma Region es Regi n de Ruvuma eo Regiono Ruvuma fr Ruvuma r gion gl Rexi n de Ruvuma it Regione del Ruvuma sw Mkoa wa Ruvuma nl Ruvuma regio ja no Ruvuma region pl Ruvuma region pt Ruvuma regi o ro Regiunea Ruvuma sr sv Ruvuma region tg yo Ruvuma Region zh ... more details
About specifically about the Belgian federal region itself the subject of Wallonia as a whole Wallonia ... Region native name R gion wallonne fr icon br Wallonische Region de icon native name lang ISO 639 ... Region of Belgium image flag Flag of Wallonia.svg flag size 125px image shield Coat of arms of Wallonia ... www.wallonie.be footnotes The Walloon Region , commonly called Wallonia , is one of the three Regions ... Region has an area of 16,844 km 55.18 of Belgium with nearly 3.5 million inhabitants 32.4 ... the Walloon Region is formed by two Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium language areas of Belgium the French speaking and the German speaking. The region covers only partially the territory ... . Geography The territory of the Walloon Region is defined by the Belgian constitution as follows Quotation Art 5. The Walloon region is made up of the following provinces of Belgium provinces ... 15 July 1998, the Walloon Region has had as emblems a coat of arms, a flag, an anthem and a national day, although it is not an independent nation. By a decree of 23 July 2008, the Walloon Region s coat of arms is a scarlet, bold i.e. brave cock on a gold background these arms are also to be the Region .... ref cite web url http www.crwflags.com fotw flags be wal.html title Wallonia Walloon Region Belgium ... national day, the French Community Holiday on 27 September. The Region s anthem is Le Chant ... Rudy Demotte is the current Minister President of the Walloon Region and the Minister President ... the Walloon Region and this French Community . Like the other Federating units of Belgium, it is entitled ... itself as a region in its own right. . ref http www.wallonie.be en discover wallonia history index.html Official Website of the Walloon Region ref There is almost no possible veto by the Belgian ... grants the Walloon Region its own legislative and executive powers in the fields for which it is competent ... are attributed to Walloon Region in its territory. History main History of the Walloon Movement Belgium ... more details
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