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Matongo, Tanzania

Matongo is a town of 20,000 people in Mara, Tanzania.

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Population20,000 GeoNames
RegionMara
Elevation1,223 m 4,012 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Dar es Salaam
Land area68.7 km² 291 people per km²
Nearest airportMusoma Airport (MUZ) 80 km
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Why visit Matongo

Townapedia lists 2 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.

About Matongo

Matongo (Tarime) is a ward in the Tarime District of the Mara Region of Tanzania, East Africa. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 21,160 people in the ward, from 19,176 in 2012.

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Restaurants and cafes2

Borenga cafe

Cafe · 6.0 km

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Mama kamaga mgahawa

Cafe · 6.9 km

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Where to stay2

Kerende

Motel and hotel · 3.7 km

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White guest house

Motel and hotel · 6.8 km

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Gas and EV charging1

Nyamongo Filling Station

Gas station · 1.2 km

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Schools, colleges and libraries18

Borenga Primary School

School · 7.0 km

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Ikorongo

School · 5.1 km

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INGWE SECONDARY SCHOOL

School · 0.6 km

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Kemambo Secondary School

School · 3.4 km

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Kenyangi Primary School

School · 4.5 km

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Kerende Primary School

School · 3.5 km

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Kewanja Primary School

School

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Kwihore Primary School

School · 1.9 km

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Matare Primary School

School · 1.6 km

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Matongo Primary School

School · 5.7 km

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Ng'eng'i Primary School

School · 3.5 km

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Nyabichune Primary School

School · 2.0 km

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Healthcare4

Map of Matongo

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Getting there and nearby towns

Musoma Airport (MUZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 80 km away.

  • Tarime 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
  • Sirari 24 km north, about 24 min by car
  • Mugumu 47 km southeast, about 47 min by car
  • Issenye 63 km south, about 1 h by car
  • Shirati 71 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Butiama 70 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Nyamuswa 74 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Musoma 80 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car

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