Singida
City in Singida Region, Tanzania
SingidaPronunciationⓘ is a city in central Tanzania. The city is the location of the regional headquarters of Singida Region as well as the district headquarters of Singida Urban District. The region and district are named after the city.
01Transport
Road links
Paved Trunk road T3 from Morogoro to the Rwandan border passes through the town. Paved trunk road T14 connects Singida with Babati in Manyara Region. The distance from Singida to Dodoma is 252 km, to Shinyanga 300 km, to Arusha 334 km and to Mwanza 467 km.
Railway links
The Singida branch of the Central Line railway connects Singida with the town of Manyoni, which is on the main line.
Airport
The town is served by the Singida AirStrip near the B141 north west of Singida.
02Places of interest
Singida town boasts two places of interest;
Lake Singida
This saline lake is just outside Singida Town. It attracts many birds, such as pelicans and flamingos.
Regional Museum
This museum shows artifacts from Singida Region's tribes, such as weapons and jewellery. It is located at the Open University of Tanzania.
03Population
The 2012 national census estimated the population of Singida Urban District at 150,379.
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Singida”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Singida town by the lakes.jpg by Prof.Chen Hualin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Distances from Singida Town.JPG by Macabe5387, CC BY-SA 4.0
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