Maswa is a town in Simiyu Region of Tanzania. It is the administrative seat of Maswa District. And the Original Inhabited people are Sukama (Nyantuzu).

Maswa
Town
Maswa is located in Tanzania
Maswa
Maswa
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 03°11′S 33°47′E / 3.183°S 33.783°E / -3.183; 33.783
Country Tanzania
RegionSimiyu
DistrictMaswa
Government
 • TypeCity Council
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total28,000
Time zoneGMT + 3

According to the 2012 census, the population of Maswa town - consisting of Binza and Nyalikungu wards - was 26,597.[2]


Transport edit

Trunk road T36 from Shinyanga to Lamadi passes through the town.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
  2. ^ "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Trunk and Regional Roads in Tanzania". Tanroads. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.