Wanging'ombe[1] (Wangi Ngombe) is a town and ward in Wanging'ombe District in the Njombe Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands. As of 2002[update], the population of the ward was 18,545.[2]
Wanging'ombe | |
|---|---|
Town and ward | |
| Coordinates: 08°51′10″S 034°37′56″E / 8.85278°S 34.63222°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Njombe Region |
| District | Wanging'ombe District |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 18,545 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| UFI | -2574657 |
History edit
In 2012 it was incorporated in the new eponymous district of the new Njombe Region.[3] Prior to that it was part of the old Njombe District in the Iringa Region.[2]
References edit
- ^ Wangingombe (Approved)) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ a b "2002 Population and Housing Census General Report: Iringa: Njombe". National Bureau of Statistics of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 18 March 2004.
- ^ "Postcodes: Njombe Region - 59000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012.