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Mwanza is the second largest city in Tanzania, located on the southern shore of Lake Victoria. The City is built on hills, providing a great view of Lake Victoria. Mwanza is the place where the earliest 18th century's explorers visited in their quest to find the source of River Nile.

The growth of tourism has come from a vast beauty of its surrounding area and its proximity to the various national parks -and Mwanza is a convenient starting point for trips to the islands in Lake Victoria - Ukerewe, Ukara and Rubondo and/or trough the world famous western part of Serengeti National Park.  

The economy in Mwanza Region is dominated by smallholder agriculture employing 85% of the region’s population and complemented by an expanding fishing sector.

Mwanza has eight district which are Sengerema, Magu, Geita, Kwimba, Nyamagana, Ukerewe, Ilemela, and Misungwi. Visit Bunge website for MP's http://www.bunge.go.tz/bunge/Mp_ByRegion.asp

Population:

Source: http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/mwanza.htm


Traditions and Culture:
Mwanza is the centre of the Sukuma tribe, the largest tribe in Tanzania, who have inhabited and farmed the region for centuries. The Sukuma’s have a very good structure of  traditional village organization, which has been carried for decades. They still have chieftainship system to date.

Visit the Bujora Cultural Centre for the endless journey into the rich history, and stories of the Sukuma people. Visit ; http://www.mwanza-guide.com/bujora.htm

How to get there:
By railroad connecting Tabora, Dodoma and Dar es Salaam. There is a busy port with ferries to other places such as Ukerewe Island, and Bukoba.

Mwanza Airport is located 10 km from the city centre - Air Tanzania has two daily flights to/from Dar es Salaam.

Costal Air is flying daily from Mwanza Airport to Arusha - via the Serengeti Air Strip.

PrecisionAir has daily direct flights from Mwanza to Arusha (Kilimanjaro), Bukoba, and Dar es Salaam. They also fly to Lindi, Tabora, Kigoma, Musoma, Mtwara and Zanzibar

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