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Population60,868
GeoNames
Local nameMbinga (mji)
RegionRuvuma
Elevation1,357 m
4,452 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Dar es Salaam
Nearest airportSongea Airport (SGX)
68 km
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About Mbinga
Mbinga is a town and ward in the Ruvuma Region of southwestern Tanzania. It is located along the A19 road, to the northeast of Ndengo and southwest of Kigonsera.
From the Wikipedia article Mbinga (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Notable people from Mbinga
- Vinod ScariaIndian biochemist
Born in Mbinga, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Map of Mbinga
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Getting there and nearby towns
Songea Airport (SGX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 68 km away.
- Kigonsera 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Matiri 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
- Tingi 41 km south, about 41 min by car
- Liuli 45 km west, about 45 min by car
- Mbamba Bay 48 km southwest, about 48 min by car
- Maposeni 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
- Manda 70 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Songea 75 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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