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Explore Murutanga in Tanzania

Murutanga in the region of Mara is a town in Tanzania - some 343 mi or ( 552 km ) North-West of Dodoma , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Murutanga

Current time in Murutanga is now 08:39 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dar es Salaam " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Shinyanga, Nyangombe, Mwanza, Musoma, and Mushozi. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Shinyanga . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Murutanga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Ukerewe Dances Little Drummer

2:19 min by Pablo Toronto
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I hope that one day, in a few years, this little dancer/drummer has the opportunity to show the world her rythm and passion for their tradicional dances. Please share it with anyone you think may enjo ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Ukerewe Island

Ukerewe is the largest island in Lake Victoria and the largest inland island in Africa, with an area of approximately 530 km². Part of Tanzania, and location of the Ukerewe District, it is situated 45 km (25 nautical miles) north of Mwanza to which it is linked by ferry, but a shorter vehicle ferry crossing of only 3.8 km also links the island across the Rugezi Channel to a dirt road on the eastern lake shore, which runs to Kibara and Musoma.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -2.03 33.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Islands of Lake Victoria, Islands of Tanzania

Ukerewe District

Ukerewe District is one of the eight districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. It is located on Ukerewe Island and other neighbouring islands within Lake Victoria. The largest settlement is Nansio. As of 2002, the population of Ukerewe District was 261,944. There is a small hotel and a guest house on the island.

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Located at -2.05 33.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Lake Victoria, Mwanza Region

Ukara Island

Ukara is an island in Lake Victoria. Part of Tanzania, it is located 10 km north of Ukerewe Island, in the Ukerewe District, Mwanza Region. Also known as Bukara. The island is notable for its unique indigenous system of labor-intensive mixed farming, using advanced agricultural techniques, and a correspondingly high population density.

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Located at -1.84 33.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Islands of Lake Victoria, Islands of Tanzania

Nansio

Nansio is a small town and ward on the island of Ukerewe, Lake Victoria, in Tanzania. It is a port of entry for passenger and freight shipping services from Mwanza. The ward of Nansio, one of twenty-four in the district of Ukerewe, had a population of 5967 at the census of August 1, 2002.

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Located at -2.13 33.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Mwanza Region