Kilosa
Kilosa
Kilossa | |
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City | |
  Kilosa Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 06°49′48″S 036°59′15″E / 6.83000°S 36.98750°ECoordinates: 06°49′48″S 036°59′15″E / 6.83000°S 36.98750°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Morogoro Region |
| District | Kilosa District |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 26,060 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| UFI | -2565094 |
| Climate | Aw |
Kilosa[1] (Kilossa[2]) is a city in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania, East Africa. It is the administrative seat for Kilosa District. As of 2002, the population of the town was 26,060.[3][4]
Transport[]
Kilosa is a station on Tanzania's east-west Central Line railway, and the junction where the Mikumi line branches to the south.
History[]
The Battle of Kilosa was fought during the East African Campaign in World War I.
Notes[]
- ^ Kilosa (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Kilossa (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Tanzania: Kilosa". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013.
- ^ "2002 Population and Housing General Report: Morogoro: Kilosa". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.
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