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Mtwango, Tanzania

Mtwango is a town of 19,040 people in Njombe, Tanzania.

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Population19,040 GeoNames
RegionNjombe
Elevation1,767 m 5,797 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Dar es Salaam
Nearest airportNjombe Airport (JOM) 38 km
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About Mtwango

Mtwango is a town and ward in Njombe district in the Njombe Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands. Its population according to the 2002 Tanzanian census is 20,487.

From the Wikipedia article Mtwango, Njombe (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schools, colleges and libraries2

Sovi Primary School

School · 2.2 km

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Welela Primary School

School · 1.4 km

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Map of Mtwango

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Getting there and nearby towns

Njombe Airport (JOM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 38 km away.

  • Makumbako 19 km north, about 19 min by car
  • Ilembula 27 km northwest, about 27 min by car
  • Njombe 37 km south, about 37 min by car
  • Malangali 50 km north, about 50 min by car
  • Rujewa 58 km northwest, about 58 min by car
  • Makungu 62 km northeast, about 1 h by car
  • Urunda 68 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Chimala 87 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car

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