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Shinyanga, Shinyanga Mjini, Shinyanga Urban, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania


Alternative Names:SHY, Schinjanga, Shin'janga, Shinjanga, Shinyanga, Sinjanga, shinyanga, shynyanga, siniang-ga, xin yan jia, Šinjanga, Шиньянга, Шинянга, شینیانگا, シニャンガ, 欣延加, 시니앙가
Type:Seat of a first-order administrative division - seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)
Mindat.org Region:Shinyanga Region, Tanzania
Region:Shinyanga Mjini, Shinyanga Urban, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania
Latitude:3° 39' 50" S
Longitude:33° 25' 16" E
Lat/Long (dec):-3.66393,33.42118
Köppen climate type:Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Population:107,362 (2016)
Mindat Feature ID:150006
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:150006:6
GUID:32f12d42-15f2-43ff-887c-8b3353c9d48f
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Mwamara, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania3° 43' 59" S33° 19' 0" E13.9km (8.6 miles)
Mwadui, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania3° 32' 59" S33° 36' 0" E23.5km (14.6 miles)
Williamson Mine (Mwadui mine; Mwaudi kimberlite pipe; Wilsons pipe), Mwadui, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania3° 31' 1" S33° 36' 29" E26.4km (16.4 miles)
New Alamasi Mine, Mwadui, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania3° 31' 0" S33° 37' 59" E28.7km (17.8 miles)
Kavsav Gold Project, Nzega District, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Tabora Region, Tanzania4° 4' 46" S33° 17' 2" E48.7km (30.2 miles)
Malampaka meteorite, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania3° 7' 58" S33° 30' 47" E59.9km (37.2 miles)
Golden Pride Mine, Nzega District, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Tabora Region, Tanzania4° 20' 59" S33° 17' 59" E77.5km (48.1 miles)
Buzwagi Mine, Kahama, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania3° 51' 44" S32° 40' 16" E86.1km (53.5 miles)
Zanzui Nickel/PGE Project (Zanzui Complex), Bariadi District, Simiyu Region, Tanzania2° 55' 59" S33° 49' 0" E92.3km (57.4 miles)
Sekenke Mine, Meatu District, Singida Region, Tanzania3° 57' 0" S34° 15' 0" E97.3km (60.5 miles)
Kirondatal Gold Mine, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania3° 57' 0" S34° 15' 0" E97.3km (60.5 miles)
Jubilee Reef, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania3° 31' 58" S32° 28' 59" E105.1km (65.3 miles)
Tusker deposit, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Mwanza Region, Tanzania2° 54' 41" S32° 46' 32" E110.2km (68.4 miles)
Bulyanhulu Mine, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania3° 13' 30" S32° 29' 15" E114.5km (71.2 miles)
Kitongo Mine, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Mwanza Region, Tanzania2° 31' 0" S33° 16' 59" E128.5km (79.8 miles)
Dutwa Project, Bariadi District, Simiyu Region, Tanzania2° 28' 22" S33° 57' 5" E144.9km (90.1 miles)
Geita, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Geita Region, Tanzania2° 53' 6" S32° 13' 57" E157.8km (98.1 miles)
Kukuluma Mine, Geita Region, Tanzania2° 49' 18" S32° 16' 15" E158.4km (98.4 miles)
Area 3 West, Geita Region, Tanzania2° 49' 18" S32° 16' 8" E158.5km (98.5 miles)
Sangulungulu Hill, Iramba District, Singida Region, Tanzania4° 46' 3" S34° 19' 59" E159.0km (98.8 miles)
Matandani pit, Geita Region, Tanzania2° 49' 12" S32° 15' 47" E159.2km (98.9 miles)
Geita Hill East pit, Geita Mine, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Geita Region, Tanzania2° 51' 45" S32° 12' 23" E161.6km (100.4 miles)
Geita Hill West pit, Geita Mine, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Geita Region, Tanzania2° 52' 12" S32° 11' 48" E162.1km (100.7 miles)
Lone Cone, Geita Mine, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Geita Region, Tanzania2° 52' 28" S32° 11' 17" E162.6km (101.0 miles)
Geita Mine, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Geita Region, Tanzania2° 51' 55" S32° 11' 2" E163.5km (101.6 miles)
Nyankanga pit, Geita Mine, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Geita Region, Tanzania2° 52' 30" S32° 10' 28" E163.9km (101.8 miles)
Buckreef Mine, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Geita Region, Tanzania3° 5' 50" S32° 1' 9" E167.9km (104.3 miles)
Ridge 8, Geita Mine, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Geita Region, Tanzania2° 53' 18" S32° 3' 16" E174.5km (108.4 miles)
Star and Comet mine, Geita Mine, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Geita Region, Tanzania2° 52' 53" S32° 3' 14" E174.9km (108.7 miles)
Kigosi Gold Project, Geita Region, Tanzania3° 36' 42" S31° 42' 48" E189.6km (117.8 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Tanzania Craton, African PlateCraton
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
TanzaniaCountry
Lake Victoria Goldfield, Geita Region, TanzaniaMining Field
Shinyanga Region, TanzaniaRegion

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Tanzania, Shinyanga, Shinyanga Urban227.23.147.0.0.0
Tanzania, Shinyanga, Shinyanga Urban, Kambarage227.23.147.2820.0.0
 
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