SONGEA

Ruvuma · TANZANIA (TZ) · 10.68°S / 35.65°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 877,401

Songea is a city in Tanzania with a population of 286,285. It sits at -10.68/35.65, runs on Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, is 29 km from Maposeni.

Population 286,285

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

All facts

fields

Country: Tanzania
Subdivision: Ruvuma
Coords: 10.68°S / 35.65°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 1 · within 50 km

W Maposeni Ruvuma 19,472 29.5 km

Air access

nearby

SGX

Songea Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Songea?: 286,285 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Songea in?: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.
Which country is Songea in?: Tanzania (TZ).
Which airport serves Songea?: Songea Airport (SGX).
How far is Songea from Dodoma?: About 502 km.
Does Songea 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 Songea in?: Ruvuma.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/877401

{
  "data": {
    "id": 877401,
    "name": "Songea",
    "ascii_name": "Songea",
    "country_code": "TZ",
    "population": 286285,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Dar_es_Salaam",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -10.68333,
    "longitude": 35.65
  }
}

Context

comparatives

14.7x the population of Maposeni.
29 km from Maposeni.
Same timezone (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) as 319 other cities in Tanzania.