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About Kilosa
Kilosa (Kilossa) is a town in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania, East Africa. It is the administrative seat for Kilosa District. As of 2022, the population of the town was 43,418.
From the Wikipedia article Kilosa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
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History
Kilosa was founded in November 1891, by German Colonial Lieutenant Tom von Prince, originally built as a fort named Kilosa, intended to protect the trading town of Kondoa, which it lay just to the west of. Using Kilosa Station and nearby Kisaki Station - which he founded in May 1892 - Lt. Prince began conducting raids into territory controlled by legendary Wahehe Sultan Mkwawa on both sides of the Great Ruaha River. Mkwawa did not back down when faced with this German aggression, having also won a major victory in Lugalo in July 1891. Mkwawa and his forces destroyed a German detachment near Kilosa in October 1892.
The Battle of Kilosa was fought during the East African Campaign in World War I.
From the History section of Kilosa on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Kilosa
- Penina MuhandoTanzanian playwright
- Rose MhandoTanzanian musician
- Issa G. ShivjiTanzanian academic
Born in Kilosa, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Kimamba 17 km east, about 17 min by car
- Msowero 41 km northeast, about 41 min by car
- Mikumi 63 km south, about 1 h by car
- Dumila 64 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Magole 67 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Kibakwe 69 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Morogoro 75 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Geiro 77 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mpwapwa 77 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kidodi 86 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
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