Sumbawanga

Sumbawanga is the regional capital of Tanzania's Rukwa Region, a city close to mountains in the country's southwest. The Fipa people are the dominant community here, with the Fipa language widely spoken alongside Swahili. The surrounding area is largely agricultural, with maize, sunflower, beans, and groundnuts among the main crops — giving the city a working, market-town character that independent travellers passing through the region will recognise.

• Population303,986
• Nearest water from center 27 km17 mi
• Nearest mountain from center 7.6 km4.7 mi