SHANWA

Simiyu · TANZANIA (TZ) · 3.17°S / 33.77°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 150,044

Shanwa is a city in Tanzania with a population of 28,000. It sits at -3.17/33.77, runs on Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, is 2 km from Nyalikungu.

Population 28,000

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

All facts

fields

Country: Tanzania
Subdivision: Simiyu
Coords: 3.17°S / 33.77°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 9 · within 50 km

SE Nyalikungu Simiyu 24,648 2.6 km

W Malampaka Simiyu 16,916 26.2 km

SE Somanda Simiyu 33,932 30.1 km

NW Malya Mwanza 12,627 34.4 km

SE Lalago Simiyu 22,551 37.4 km

E Kisesa Simiyu 29,804 43.6 km

SW Mwadui Shinyanga 23,296 46.3 km

NE Bariadi Simiyu 260,927 47.2 km

SW Songwa Shinyanga 23,618 47.6 km

Air access

nearby

MWN

Mwadui Airport

Small airport

42.7 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Shanwa?: 28,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Shanwa in?: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.
Which country is Shanwa in?: Tanzania (TZ).
Which airport serves Shanwa?: Mwadui Airport (MWN).
How far is Shanwa from Dodoma?: About 399 km.
Does Shanwa have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Tanzania?: English.
What currency is used in Tanzania?: Tanzanian Shilling.
How many cities are in Tanzania?: 320 on record.
Which admin region is Shanwa in?: Simiyu.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/150044

{
  "data": {
    "id": 150044,
    "name": "Shanwa",
    "ascii_name": "Shanwa",
    "country_code": "TZ",
    "population": 28000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Dar_es_Salaam",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -3.16667,
    "longitude": 33.76667
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.1x the population of Nyalikungu.
2 km from Nyalikungu.
Same timezone (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) as 319 other cities in Tanzania.