Magu, Tanzania


Magu is a town in Mwanza Region of Tanzania, East Africa. It is the administrative seat of Magu District, one of the seven districts of Mwanza Region. The distance from Magu to Mwanza town is around 60 kilometres. According to the national census of 2012, the population of Magu – Magu Mjini in Swahili – is 23,822.[1]

Magu
Town
Magu
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 02°35′S 33°26′E
CountryTanzania
RegionMwanza Region
DistrictMagu District
Government
  TypeTown Council
Time zoneGMT + 3

Paved trunk road T4 from Mwanza to the Kenyan border runs through Magu town.[2]

References

  1. "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  2. "Trunk and Regional Roads Network". Tanroads. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.


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