Mchauru

This article is about the village in south east Tanzania. For the airfield in north west Tanzania also known as Mchauru, see Geita Gold Mine.
Mchauru
Mchauru is located in Tanzania
Mchauru
Mchauru
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 11°00′12″S 39°15′28″E / 11.0032°S 39.2577°E / -11.0032; 39.2577
CountryTanzania
RegionMtwara Region
DistrictMasasi

Mchauru is a village, in the south east of the country of Tanzania. Mchauru is also the name of the associated electoral division of Masasi District, Mtwara.[1] The area shares its name with the Mchauru River.

Geography

The village lies at a latitude of -11.003 and longitude of 39.258[2] and it has an elevation of 242 meters above sea level.[3] As at the 2022 census the electoral ward had a population of 12,941 living in 4,095 households.[4]

Mchauru River

The river is a left-bank tributary of the Ruvuma River, with its mouth near the village of Maparawe[5] at latitude 11.141 south longitude 39.130 east.

References

  1. ^ "Administration and Human Resource" (in Swahili). Masasi District Council. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Mchauru, Tanzania". Google Maps. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Mchauru (Tanzania)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  4. ^ "Administrative Units Population Distribution Report" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. p. 102. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Mchauru, Mtwara Region, Tanzania". Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 9 September 2023.


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