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Tanzania, [b] officially the United Republic of Tanzania, [c] is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
For administrative purposes, Tanzania is divided into 30 regions—25 in the mainland and 5 on Zanzibar. [10] Ninety-nine districts have been created to further increase local authority. These districts are also now referred to as local government authorities. Currently there are 114 councils operating in 99 districts, 22 are urban and 92 are ...
The location of Uganda An enlargeable map of the Republic of Uganda. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uganda: . Uganda –commonly referred to as the Pearl [1] by Churchill is a land-locked sovereign country located in East Africa, bordered on the east by Kenya, the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the ...
Map of Tanzania Location of Tanzania Topographic map of Tanzania Köppen climate classification map of Tanzania. Tanzania comprises many lakes, national parks, and Africa's highest point, Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m or 19,341 ft). Northeast Tanzania is mountainous, while the central area is part of a large plateau covered in grasslands. The ...
The Western Uganda campaign of 1979 was a military operation by Tanzanian forces and allied Ugandan rebels, mainly the Front for National Salvation (FRONASA), against Uganda Army (UA) troops loyal to Ugandan President Idi Amin during the Uganda–Tanzania War.
In the 1890s, 32,000 labourers from British India were recruited to East Africa under indentured labour contracts to construct the Uganda Railway. [3] Most of the surviving Indians returned home, but 6,724 decided to remain in East Africa after the line's completion. [4]
Making local banana beer in Western Uganda Selling banana beer in Tanzania. Banana beer is made from ripe (but not over-ripe) East African Highland bananas (Musa acuminata Colla (AAA-EA), Mbidde clone set). [5] To accelerate the ripening of bananas, a hole is dug in the ground, lined with dried banana leaves which are then set on fire.
Mutukula, sometimes spelled as Mtukula, [1] is a small town in Missenyi District, Kagera Region, in northwestern Tanzania, at the border with Uganda.Formerly, the settlement on the border was known as Kyebisagazi, and Mutukula was a kilometre to the south on the east side of the Masaka-Bukoba Road (B8).