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Vwawa, Vwawa, Mbozi, Songwe, Tanzania


Alternative Names:Vawa, Vwawa
Type:Seat of a first-order administrative division - seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)
Mindat.org Region:Songwe Region, Tanzania
Region:Vwawa, Mbozi, Songwe, Tanzania
Latitude:9° 6' 29" S
Longitude:32° 56' 4" E
Lat/Long (dec):-9.10806,32.93472
Köppen climate type:Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Population:40,145 (2018)
Mindat Feature ID:148942
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:148942:2
GUID:c9d4dca8-63b6-4810-b09f-ccd659c95122
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Panda Hill, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania9° 0' 28" S33° 14' 53" E36.2km (22.5 miles)
Mbozi complex, Mbeya Region, Tanzania8° 45' 0" S32° 45' 0" E44.7km (27.8 miles)
Ilomba intrusion, Songwe Complex, Chitipa, Northern Region, Malawi9° 31' 0" S33° 10' 59" E53.0km (32.9 miles)
Ulindi intrusion, Songwe Complex, Chitipa, Northern Region, Malawi9° 31' 0" S33° 13' 59" E56.0km (34.8 miles)
Songwe Complex, Chitipa, Northern Region, Malawi9° 33' 0" S33° 16' 0" E61.2km (38.0 miles)
Jamhuri Pit, New Luika Gold Mine, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania8° 21' 53" S32° 58' 37" E82.8km (51.4 miles)
BC Pit (Bauhinia Creek Pit), New Luika Gold Mine, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania8° 21' 32" S32° 57' 0" E83.3km (51.8 miles)
Luika Pit, New Luika Gold Mine, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania8° 21' 30" S32° 56' 39" E83.3km (51.8 miles)
Ilunga Pit, New Luika Gold Mine, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania8° 21' 6" S32° 58' 23" E84.2km (52.3 miles)
Saza mine, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania8° 19' 59" S33° 0' 0" E86.5km (53.7 miles)
Ivuna meteorite, Mbeya Region, Tanzania8° 25' 0" S32° 25' 59" E94.6km (58.8 miles)
Chisenga meteorite, Chitipa, Northern Region, Malawi10° 3' 33" S33° 23' 42" E117.2km (72.8 miles)
Nkumbwa Hill Carbonatite (Nkombwa Hill Carbonatite), Isoka, Isoka District, Muchinga Province, Zambia10° 10' 0" S32° 52' 0" E117.9km (73.3 miles)
Nkenga complex, Njombe Region, Tanzania9° 7' 59" S34° 1' 0" E118.8km (73.8 miles)
Isoka, Isoka District, Muchinga Province, Zambia10° 9' 12" S32° 38' 10" E120.8km (75.0 miles)
Kalambazite, Sumbawanga District, Rukwa Region, Tanzania8° 26' 48" S32° 1' 1" E124.8km (77.6 miles)
Kayelekera mine, Karonga, Karonga District, Northern Region, Malawi9° 59' 36" S33° 42' 3" E129.4km (80.4 miles)
Mwayze, Sumbawanga District, Rukwa Region, Tanzania8° 26' 59" S31° 43' 59" E151.0km (93.8 miles)
Muyombe, Mafinga District, Muchinga Province, Zambia10° 34' 59" S33° 28' 0" E174.1km (108.2 miles)
Kalanga Hill, Muyombe, Mafinga District, Muchinga Province, Zambia10° 34' 0" S33° 31' 0" E174.3km (108.3 miles)
Lake Malawi, Ludewa District, Njombe Region, Tanzania10° 8' 7" S34° 22' 40" E195.2km (121.3 miles)
Kisumba Mine, Chala village, Nkasi District, Rukwa Region, Tanzania8° 3' 0" S31° 30' 0" E196.8km (122.3 miles)
Rukwa Coal Project, Sumbawanga District, Rukwa Region, Tanzania7° 42' 44" S31° 30' 3" E221.3km (137.5 miles)
Liganga, Lake Malawi, Ludewa District, Njombe Region, Tanzania9° 52' 0" S34° 51' 0" E226.4km (140.7 miles)
Henga Valley Intrusion, Rumphi, Northern Region, Malawi10° 54' 0" S33° 55' 59" E227.3km (141.2 miles)
Telelele Hill Intrusion, Rumphi, Northern Region, Malawi10° 58' 0" S33° 47' 59" E227.3km (141.3 miles)
Njakwa Intrusion, Rumphi, Northern Region, Malawi11° 0' 0" S33° 55' 0" E236.3km (146.8 miles)
Rumphi Igneous Complex, Rumphi, Northern Region, Malawi10° 58' 59" S34° 4' 0" E242.6km (150.7 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
East African Rift System (EARS), AfricaZone (Tectonic)
Albertine Rift, East African Rift System (EARS), AfricaZone (Tectonic)
African PlateTectonic Plate
TanzaniaCountry
Songwe Region, TanzaniaRegion

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbozi227.13.88.0.0.0
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbozi, Vwawa227.13.88.1671.0.0
 
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