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Population23,618
GeoNames
RegionShinyanga
Elevation1,149 m
3,770 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Dar es Salaam
Nearest airportShinyanga Airport (SHY)
10 km
Weather in Songwa
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Map of Songwa
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Getting there and nearby towns
Shinyanga Airport (SHY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 km away.
- Mwadui 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Old Shinyanga 13 km west, about 13 min by car
- Shinyanga 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- Kishapu 40 km east, about 40 min by car
- Malampaka 43 km north, about 43 min by car
- Nyalikungu 47 km northeast, about 47 min by car
- Shanwa 48 km northeast, about 48 min by car
- Lalago 49 km east, about 49 min by car
- Somanda 51 km east, about 51 min by car
- Tinde 54 km southwest, about 54 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
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