SHINYANGA

Shinyanga · TANZANIA (TZ) · 3.66°S / 33.42°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 150,006

Shinyanga is a city in Tanzania with a population of 139,727. It sits at -3.66/33.42, runs on Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, is 12 km from Old Shinyanga.

Population 139,727

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

All facts

fields

Country: Tanzania
Subdivision: Shinyanga
Coords: 3.66°S / 33.42°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 6 · within 50 km

N Old Shinyanga Shinyanga 23,747 12.8 km

NE Songwa Shinyanga 23,618 19.4 km

NE Mwadui Shinyanga 23,296 23.5 km

SW Tinde Shinyanga 22,082 34.5 km

SE Igurubi Tabora 10,083 48.4 km

E Kishapu Shinyanga 16,371 49.8 km

Air access

nearby

SHY

Shinyanga Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

MWN

Mwadui Airport

Small airport

26.7 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Shinyanga?: 139,727 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Shinyanga in?: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.
Which country is Shinyanga in?: Tanzania (TZ).
Which airport serves Shinyanga?: Shinyanga Airport (SHY).
How far is Shinyanga from Dodoma?: About 379 km.
Does Shinyanga 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 Shinyanga in?: Shinyanga.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/150006

{
  "data": {
    "id": 150006,
    "name": "Shinyanga",
    "ascii_name": "Shinyanga",
    "country_code": "TZ",
    "population": 139727,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Dar_es_Salaam",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -3.66393,
    "longitude": 33.42118
  }
}

Context

comparatives

5.9x the population of Old Shinyanga.
12 km from Old Shinyanga.
Same timezone (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) as 319 other cities in Tanzania.