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.
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- Population303,986
- Nearest water from center 27 km17 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 7.6 km4.7 mi
Nearest airports
Sumbawanga: quick answers
Where is Sumbawanga?
Sumbawanga is in Tanzania.
How do you get to Sumbawanga?
The nearest airport is Sumbawanga (SUT), about 7 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Sumbawanga?
The warmest month is October, averaging 20°C68°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 16°C60°F. The wettest month is January, with about 355 mm14.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Sumbawanga?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 restaurants and 19 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.