Geita Region
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Geita Region is an administrative region in northwestern Tanzania, known for its significant gold mining activities and proximity to Lake Victoria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geita Region canonical | 21 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative region
ⓘ
region of Tanzania ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Regional Commissioner of Geita ⓘ |
| borders |
Kagera Region
ⓘ
Kigoma Region ⓘ Lake Victoria ⓘ Mwanza Region ⓘ Shinyanga Region ⓘ |
| capital | Geita ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Geita Gold Mine
ⓘ
Geita town ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionOf |
Tanzania
ⓘ
surface form:
United Republic of Tanzania
|
| economicSector |
agricultural sector
ⓘ
mining sector ⓘ primary sector ⓘ |
| governmentType | regional administration ⓘ |
| hasBodyOfWater | Lake Victoria ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
artisanal mining
ⓘ
large-scale gold mining ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource |
gold
ⓘ
precious metals ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Geita
ⓘ
Nyankumbu ⓘ Nzera ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
lake transport on Lake Victoria
ⓘ
road network connecting to Mwanza ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gold mining
ⓘ
mineral resources ⓘ proximity to Lake Victoria ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Africa
ⓘ
Great Lakes Region of Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lakes region of Africa
northwestern Tanzania ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern shores of Lake Victoria ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
gold extraction ⓘ mining ⓘ small-scale mining ⓘ |
| partOf | Lake Victoria zone ⓘ |
| regionalCapital | Geita ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
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