Discover Gongwe in Tanzania
Gongwe in the region of Tanga is a place located in Tanzania - some 220 mi or ( 353 km ) East of Dodoma , the country's capital .
Local time in Gongwe is now 08:51 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dar es Salaam " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zanzibar, Wete, Tanga, Nivumomingi, and Muheza. When in this area, you might want to check out Zanzibar . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gongwe ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Mabatini
Mabatini is an administrative ward in the Mbeya Urban district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 6,602.
Located at -5.28 38.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Hale Dam
Hale Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Tanzania. it is in Tanga Region. Its installed capacity is 21 MW. Thousands of people were displaced to build the dam.
Located at -5.28 38.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Hale, Tanzania
Hale is a town in eastern Tanzania.
Located at -5.28 38.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Pangani
Pangani is a town in northeast Tanzania that lies 45 km south of Tanga, at the mouth of the Pangani River. It is the headquarters of Pangani District. Although archaeologists have found the remains of small 15th century settlements on the bluffs just north of Pangani, the modern town came to prominence in the nineteenth century, when, under nominal Zanzibari rule, it was a major terminus of caravan routes to the deep interior.
Located at -5.40 38.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Pangani River
The Pangani River (pin-gi'nee) (also called Luffu and Jipe Ruvu, especially in older sources, and probably once called Rhaptus) is a major river of northeastern Tanzania. It has two main sources: the Ruvu, which rises as Lumi at Kilimanjaro, passes through Lake Jipe, and empties into the Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir - and the from west coming and mainly from Mount Meru fed Kikuletwa, that also enters into the Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir.
Located at -5.43 38.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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