SONGWA

Shinyanga · TANZANIA (TZ) · 3.52°S / 33.52°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 149,775

Songwa is a city in Tanzania with a population of 23,618. It sits at -3.52/33.52, runs on Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, is 9 km from Mwadui.

Population 23,618

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

All facts

fields

Country: Tanzania
Subdivision: Shinyanga
Coords: 3.52°S / 33.52°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 8 · within 50 km

E Mwadui Shinyanga 23,296 10.0 km

W Old Shinyanga Shinyanga 23,747 13.5 km

SW Shinyanga Shinyanga 139,727 19.4 km

E Kishapu Shinyanga 16,371 40.4 km

N Malampaka Simiyu 16,916 42.4 km

NE Nyalikungu Simiyu 24,648 47.3 km

NE Shanwa Simiyu 28,000 47.6 km

E Lalago Simiyu 22,551 48.7 km

Air access

nearby

SHY

Shinyanga Airport

Small airport

10.3 km

MWN

Mwadui Airport

Small airport

11.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Songwa?: 23,618 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Songwa in?: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.
Which country is Songwa in?: Tanzania (TZ).
Which airport serves Songwa?: Shinyanga Airport (SHY).
How far is Songwa from Dodoma?: About 384 km.
Does Songwa 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 Songwa in?: Shinyanga.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/149775

{
  "data": {
    "id": 149775,
    "name": "Songwa",
    "ascii_name": "Songwa",
    "country_code": "TZ",
    "population": 23618,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Dar_es_Salaam",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -3.51667,
    "longitude": 33.51667
  }
}

Context

comparatives

9 km from Mwadui.
Same timezone (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) as 319 other cities in Tanzania.