Mlimba is a town in central Tanzania on the plains.
5-657: Mlimba is in Kilombero District , in Morogoro Region , in south-central Tanzania, approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi), by road, south-west of Kilombero , where the district headquarters are located. This is approximately 457 kilometres (284 mi), by road, south-west of the city of Morogoro , the regional capital. The geographical coordinates of the town are:08°46'43.0"S, 35°48'40.0"E (Latitude:-8.778611; Longitude:35.811111). Mlimba sits at an average elevation of 304 metres (997 ft) above mean sea level . Mlimba
10-523: A teaching facility. Approximately 40.5 kilometres (25 mi), north of Mlimba, at the border between Morogoro Region and Iringa Region, is the location of Kihansi Hydroelectric Power Station , a 180 megawatts power plant, across the Kilombero River . It is owned and operated by the government-owned power utility company, Tanesco . The population of Mlimba was estimated at 34,970, in 2016. The Tazara Railway passes through Mlimba. After Mlimba,
15-581: Is the largest urban centre in Mlimba Ward one of the 35 wards in Kilombero District . Mlimba is also the headquarters of Mlimba Division, one of the five administrative divisions in the district. There are two health facilities in town, both owned and operated by the Tanzanian government; Mlimba Hospital and a stand-alone Mlimba Maternity Centre. Also nearby is the Mlimba Institute of Allied Health Sciences,
20-475: The floodplain is part of Ulanga District . The district shares a portion of Udzungwa Mountains National Park with Kilolo District of Iringa. According to the last census in 2002, the population of Kilombero District is 321,611 The main ethnic groups are Wapogoro, Wandamba, Wabena , and Wambunga and several others in small proportions. The area is predominantly rural with the semi-urban district headquarters Ifakara as major settlement. The majority of
25-521: The line leaves the plains and enters mountainous territory, as it proceeds west. Kilombero District Kilombero District is a district in Morogoro Region , south-western Tanzania . The district is situated in a vast floodplain, between the Kilombero River in the south-east and the Udzungwa-Mountains in the north-west. On the other side of the Kilombero River, in the south-east,
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