Tabora Region

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Tabora Region is an inland administrative region in western Tanzania known historically as a key hub for trade and rail transport.

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Tabora 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
region of Tanzania
borderedBy Geita Region
Katavi Region
Kigoma Region
Mbeya Region
Rukwa Region
Shinyanga Region
Simiyu Region
Singida Region
capital Tabora
climate tropical savanna climate
contains Igunga District
Kaliua District
Nzega District
Nzega District
surface form: Sikonge District

Tabora
surface form: Tabora Urban District

Urambo District
Uyui District
country Tanzania
countrySubdivisionOf Tanzania
surface form: United Republic of Tanzania
economicActivity livestock keeping
maize farming
tobacco farming
ethnicGroup Nyamwezi people
governedBy Regional Commissioner of Tabora
hasSettlement Igunga
Nzega
Tabora
Urambo
historicalRole center of 19th-century caravan trade
center of ivory trade
center of slave trade
knownFor historical trade hub
rail transport hub
languageUsed Nyamwezi language
Swahili language
surface form: Swahili
largestCity Tabora
locatedIn East Africa
western Tanzania
partOf mainland Tanzania
surface form: Mainland Tanzania
timeZone East Africa Time
transportInfrastructure Tabora Airport
trunk roads
traversedBy Central Line railway
Tabora–Kigoma railway
Tabora–Mpanda railway
utcOffset +3

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Katavi Region borders Tabora Region
Kigoma Region bordersRegion Tabora Region
this entity surface form: Tabora