Ufipa Plateau

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The Ufipa Plateau is a highland region in southwestern Tanzania known as the traditional homeland of the Fipa people.

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Ufipa Plateau canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
plateau
administrativeCenterNearby Sumbawanga
averageAnnualRainfall approximately 800–1200 millimetres
borders Lake Rukwa
Lake Tanganyika
climate subtropical highland climate
climateCharacteristic distinct wet and dry seasons
continent Africa
country Tanzania
drainageBasin Lake Rukwa basin
Lake Tanganyika
surface form: Lake Tanganyika basin
economicActivity local trade
small-scale livestock keeping
subsistence agriculture
elevation approximately 1800–2300 metres above sea level
approximately 5900–7500 feet above sea level
ethnicGroupMajority Fipa people
geologicalType uplifted basement plateau
historicalInhabitants Fipa people
knownFor Fipa cultural heritage
agricultural production
cooler climate than surrounding lowlands
landUse cattle grazing
smallholder farming
languageRegion Fipa language
locatedIn southwestern Tanzania
locatedInAdministrative Rukwa Region
namedAfter Fipa people
partOf East African Highlands
surface form: East African Plateau

Southern Highlands of Tanzania
rainfallPattern main rains from November to April
regionType highland
religionPresence Christianity
traditional African religions
soilFertility moderate to high in some areas
soilType ferrallitic soils
traditionalHomelandOf Fipa people
transport trunk roads connecting to Sumbawanga
typicalCrops beans
finger millet
maize
potatoes
sorghum
sunflower
vegetation grassland
miombo woodland

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fipa people presentIn Ufipa Plateau
Fipa regionGeographicFeature Ufipa Plateau
Fipa associatedPlateau Ufipa Plateau
Rukwa Region hasNaturalFeature Ufipa Plateau
Rukwa Valley borderedBy Ufipa Plateau