Uvinza
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Uvinza is a town in western Tanzania known historically for its salt production and location along the Central Line railway in Kigoma Region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uvinza railway station | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
district headquarters
ⓘ
ward ⓘ |
| administrativeRegionCapital | Uvinza District in Kigoma Region ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Dar es Salaam via Central Line
ⓘ
Kigoma ⓘ Tabora ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
small-scale agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ transport services ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Uvinza District
ⓘ
surface form:
Uvinza District Council
|
| hasClimate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
railway junction area
ⓘ
salt pans ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalIndustry |
colonial-era salt works
ⓘ
pre-colonial salt production ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource | salt ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation |
Uvinza
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Uvinza railway station
|
| hasTransportConnection | railway ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
salt extraction
ⓘ
salt trade ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | traditional salt-making center in Tanzania ⓘ |
| knownFor | salt production ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Swahili language
ⓘ
surface form:
Swahili
local Bantu languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kigoma Region
ⓘ
Western Zone of Tanzania ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Tanzania
Western Zone of Tanzania ⓘ
surface form:
western Tanzania
western branch of the East African Rift ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZoneRegion |
Dar es Salaam
ⓘ
surface form:
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
|
| locatedNear | Lake Tanganyika ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Central Line railway
ⓘ
railway line between Tabora and Kigoma ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Burundi
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tabora–Kigoma railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Tanzania Central Railway network
Uvinza District ⓘ |
| railwayLineType | metre-gauge railway ⓘ |
| railwayOperator | Tanzania Railways Corporation ⓘ |
| regionCapitalOf | Uvinza District ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | town council ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| transportRole | regional rail transport hub ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Uvinza railway station