Kagera Region

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Kagera Region is a northwestern region of Tanzania bordering Lake Victoria and several East African countries, known for its diverse ethnic groups, agriculture, and historical significance.

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Label Occurrences
Kagera Region canonical 5

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
region of Tanzania
administrativeDivisionOf Tanzania
surface form: United Republic of Tanzania
borders Burundi
Geita Region
Kigoma Region
Lake Victoria
Mara Region
Rwanda
Uganda
borderType international land border
lake shoreline border
capital Bukoba
climate tropical
country Tanzania
hasBodyOfWater Lake Victoria
hasEconomicActivity cash crop farming
cross-border trade
livestock keeping
subsistence farming
hasEthnicGroup Hangaza
Haya
Ikizu
Jita
Kerewe
Nyambo
Sukuma
Zinza
hasRiver Kagera River
hasTransportMode lake transport on Lake Victoria
road transport
historicalEvent Uganda–Tanzania War
knownFor agriculture
banana cultivation
coffee production
diverse ethnic groups
fishing on Lake Victoria
historical significance in East Africa
tea production
languageSpoken Haya language
Swahili language
surface form: Swahili
largestCity Bukoba
locatedIn northwestern Tanzania
namedAfter Kagera River
partOf East African Community
timeZone East Africa Time
utcOffset +3
wasInvolvedIn Uganda–Tanzania War

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

Ha people region Kagera Region
Geita Region borders Kagera Region
Haya people primaryRegion Kagera Region
Mwanza Region borderedByRegion Kagera Region
Mara Region borderRegion Kagera Region