Iringa Region, the Glossary
Iringa Region (Mkoa wa Iringa in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions.[1]
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53 relations: Bena people, Cabinet of Tanzania, Chadema, Chaga people, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, Dar es Salaam Region, Districts of Tanzania, Dodoma Region, East Africa Time, Elevation, Geline Fuko, Great Rift Valley, Great Ruaha River, Greater kudu, Guinea-Bissau, Hehe people, Human Development Index, Hydrocynus tanzaniae, Iringa, Iringa Urban District, Kilolo District, Kinga people, Kudu, List of ethnic groups in Tanzania, List of regions of Tanzania by Human Development Index, Maasai people, Mafinga, Markhamia lutea, Mbeya Region, Morogoro Region, Mtera Dam, Mufindi District, National Assembly (Tanzania), Ngoni people, Nickel, Njombe Region, Nyakyusa people, Phalanta phalantha, Ray C, Regions of Tanzania, Ruaha National Park, Sable antelope, Singida Region, Sukuma people, Swahili language, Swahili people, Tanzania, Udzungwa forest partridge, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, United Nations Development Programme, ... Expand index (3 more) »
- Regions of Tanzania
Bena people
The Bena are Bantu ethnolinguistic group based in the Njombe Region of south-central Tanzania who speak the Bantu Bena language.
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Cabinet of Tanzania
The Cabinet of Tanzania is the most senior level of the executive branch of Tanzania and consists of the President, Vice President, President of Zanzibar, Prime Minister and all the Ministers.
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Chadema
The Party for Democracy and Progress (Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo), commonly known as Chadema, is a centre-right political party in Tanzania.
Chaga people
The Chagga (Wachagga, in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic group from Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania.
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Chama Cha Mapinduzi
The Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM; in English) is the dominant ruling party in Tanzania and the second longest-ruling party in Africa, only after the True Whig Party of Liberia.
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Dar es Salaam Region
Dar es Salaam Region (Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions and is located in the east coast of the country. Iringa Region and Dar es Salaam Region are regions of Tanzania.
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Districts of Tanzania
As of 2021, there are 31 regions (Swahili: mkoa, plural mikoa) of Tanzania which are divided into 184 districts (Swahili: wilaya).
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Dodoma Region
Dodoma Region (Mkoa wa Dodoma in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. Iringa Region and Dodoma Region are regions of Tanzania.
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East Africa Time
East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa.
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Elevation
The elevation of a geographic ''location'' is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic datum § Vertical datum).
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Geline Fuko
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Great Rift Valley
The Great Rift Valley (Bonde la ufa) is a series of contiguous geographic depressions, approximately in total length, that runs from Lebanon in Asia to Mozambique in Southeast Africa.
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Great Ruaha River
The Great Ruaha River is a river in south-central Tanzania that flows through the Usangu wetlands and the Ruaha National Park east into the Rufiji River.
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Greater kudu
The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a large woodland antelope, found throughout eastern and southern Africa.
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Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau (Guiné-Bissau; script; Mandinka: ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫ ߓߌߛߊߥߏ߫ Gine-Bisawo), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (República da Guiné-Bissau), is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778.
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Hehe people
The Hehe (Swahili collective: Wahehe) is a Bantu ethnolinguistic group based in Iringa Region in south-central Tanzania, speaking the Bantu Hehe language.
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Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.
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Hydrocynus tanzaniae
Hydrocynus tanzaniae, the blue tigerfish, is a large African predatory freshwater fish.
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Iringa
Iringa is a city in Tanzania with a population of 202,490 and situated at a latitude of 7.77°S and longitude of 35.69°E.
Iringa Urban District
Iringa Urban District is one of the five districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania.
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Kilolo District
Kilolo is one of the four districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania.
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Kinga people
The Kinga are an ethnic and linguistic group native to Mbeya Region and Makete District of Njombe Region, Tanzania, in the great Kipengere Range northeast of Lake Malawi.
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Kudu
The kudus are two species of antelope of the genus Tragelaphus.
List of ethnic groups in Tanzania
There are more than 100 distinct ethnic groups and tribes in Tanzania, not including ethnic groups that reside in Tanzania as refugees from conflicts in nearby countries.
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List of regions of Tanzania by Human Development Index
This is a list of regions of Tanzania by Human Development Index based on data for the year 2021.
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Maasai people
The Maasai (Wamasai) are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, near the African Great Lakes region.
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Mafinga
Mafinga Town Council is one of the five districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania.
Markhamia lutea
Markhamia lutea, the Nile tulip, Nile trumpet or siala tree is a tree species of the family Bignoniaceae, native to eastern Africa and cultivated for its large bright yellow flowers.
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Mbeya Region
Mbeya Region (Mkoa wa Mbeya in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. Iringa Region and Mbeya Region are regions of Tanzania.
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Morogoro Region
Morogoro Region (Mkoa wa Morogoro in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. Iringa Region and Morogoro Region are regions of Tanzania.
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Mtera Dam
Mtera Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Tanzania.
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Mufindi District
Mufindi District is one of the four districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania.
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National Assembly (Tanzania)
The National Assembly of Tanzania (Bunge la Tanzania) and the President of Tanzania of the United Republic make up the Parliament of Tanzania.
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Ngoni people
The Ngoni people are an ethnic group living in the present-day Southern African countries of Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.
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Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28.
Njombe Region
Njombe Region (Mkoa wa Njombe in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. Iringa Region and Njombe Region are regions of Tanzania.
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Nyakyusa people
The Nyakyusa (also called the Sokile, Ngonde or Nkonde) are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group who live in the fertile mountains of southern Mbeya Region of Tanzania and the Northern Region of Malawi.
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Phalanta phalantha
Phalanta phalantha, the common leopard or spotted rustic, is a sun-loving butterfly of the nymphalid or brush-footed butterfly family.
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Ray C
Rehema Chalamila (born 15 May 1982 in Iringa), popularly known by her stage name Ray C, is a musician from Tanzania.
Regions of Tanzania
Tanzania is administratively divided into thirty-one regions (mkoa).
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Ruaha National Park
Ruaha National Park is a national park in Tanzania.
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Sable antelope
The sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) is a large antelope which inhabits wooded savanna in East and Southern Africa, from the south of Kenya to South Africa, with a separated population in Angola.
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Singida Region
Singida Region (Mkoa wa Singida in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. Iringa Region and Singida Region are regions of Tanzania.
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Sukuma people
The Sukuma are a Bantu ethnic group from the southeastern African Great Lakes region.
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Swahili language
Swahili, also known by its local name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique (along the East African coast and adjacent littoral islands).
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Swahili people
The Swahili people (WaSwahili, وَسوَحِيلِ) comprise mainly Bantu, Afro-Arab, and Comorian ethnic groups inhabiting the Swahili coast, an area encompassing the Zanzibar archipelago and mainland Tanzania's seaboard, littoral Kenya, northern Mozambique, the Comoros Islands, and northwest Madagascar.
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Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, (formerly Swahililand) is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region.
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Udzungwa forest partridge
The Udzungwa forest partridge (Xenoperdix udzungwensis), also known as the Udzungwa partridge, is a small, approximately long, boldly barred, brownish partridge with rufous face, grey underparts, olive-brown crown and upperparts.
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Udzungwa Mountains National Park
The Udzungwa Mountains National Park (Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Milima ya Udzungwa, In Swahili) is a Tanzanian national park in Kilolo District of Iringa Region and Kilombero District of Morogoro Region.
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.
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University of Iringa
University of Iringa (formerly Tumaini University, Iringa University College) is now a full-fledged University.
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William Lukuvi
William Vangimembe Lukuvi (born 15 August 1955) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Ismani constituency.
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2015 Tanzanian general election
General elections were held in Tanzania on 25 October 2015.
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See also
Regions of Tanzania
- Arusha Region
- Dar es Salaam
- Dar es Salaam Region
- Dodoma Region
- Geita Region
- ISO 3166-2:TZ
- Iringa Region
- Kagera Region
- Katavi Region
- Kigoma Region
- Kilimanjaro Region
- Kionga Triangle
- Lindi Region
- List of regions of Tanzania by poverty rate
- Manyara Region
- Mara Region
- Mbeya Region
- Mjini Magharibi Region
- Morogoro Region
- Mtwara Region
- Mwanza Region
- Njombe Region
- Pemba North Region
- Pemba South Region
- Pwani Region
- Regions of Tanzania
- Rukwa Region
- Ruvuma Region
- Shinyanga Region
- Simiyu Region
- Singida Region
- Songwe Region
- Tabora Region
- Tanga Region
- Unguja North Region
- Unguja South Region
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iringa_Region
Also known as Iringa (Region), Iringa Region, Tanzania.
, University of Iringa, William Lukuvi, 2015 Tanzanian general election.