Ulenje, Ulenje, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania

Alternative Names:	Ulenje, Ulenji
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Mbeya Rural District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
Region:	Ulenje, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
Latitude:	8° 55' 59" S
Longitude:	33° 40' 59" E
Lat/Long (dec):	-8.93333,33.68333
Köppen climate type:	Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Population:	12,219 (2016)
Mindat Feature ID:	149239
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:149239:2
GUID:	0

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Nkenga complex, Njombe Region, Tanzania	9° 7' 59" S	34° 1' 0" E	42.8km (26.6 miles)
Panda Hill, Mbeya Rural District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania	9° 0' 28" S	33° 14' 53" E	48.5km (30.1 miles)
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Songwe Complex, Chitipa, Northern Region, Malawi	9° 33' 0" S	33° 16' 0" E	82.4km (51.2 miles)
Ilomba intrusion, Songwe Complex, Chitipa, Northern Region, Malawi	9° 31' 0" S	33° 10' 59" E	85.0km (52.8 miles)
Jamhuri Pit, New Luika Gold Mine, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania	8° 21' 53" S	32° 58' 37" E	100.1km (62.2 miles)
Saza mine, Lupa Gold field, Songwe Region, Tanzania	8° 19' 59" S	33° 0' 0" E	100.5km (62.4 miles)
Ilunga Pit, New Luika Gold Mine, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania	8° 21' 6" S	32° 58' 23" E	101.4km (63.0 miles)
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BC Pit (Bauhinia Creek Pit), New Luika Gold Mine, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania	8° 21' 32" S	32° 57' 0" E	102.8km (63.9 miles)
Luika Pit, New Luika Gold Mine, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania	8° 21' 30" S	32° 56' 39" E	103.4km (64.2 miles)
Mbozi complex, Songwe Region, Tanzania	8° 45' 0" S	32° 45' 0" E	104.6km (65.0 miles)
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Ivuna meteorite, Songwe Region, Tanzania	8° 25' 0" S	32° 25' 59" E	148.9km (92.5 miles)
Lake Malawi, Ludewa District, Njombe Region, Tanzania	10° 8' 7" S	34° 22' 40" E	153.9km (95.6 miles)
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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Africa	Continent
East African Rift System (EARS), Africa	Zone (Tectonic)
Ubendian Belt, Congo Craton, African Plate	Shield
Somali Plate	Tectonic Plate
Tanzania	Country
Mbeya Region, Tanzania	Region
Mbeya Rural District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania	District

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya Rural, Ulenje	227.13.86.1616.0.0

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