THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA,
President's Office,
Regional Administration and Local Government
Mpanda is a city in Katavi Region of Tanzania, East Africa with a postcode number 50100. It is the administrative centre of Katavi Region, Mpanda District and is itself one of the four districts of the region.
Mpanda
is a "frontier town" in the far west of Tanzania, roughly 500 km north
of Mbeya and 380 km south-west of Tabora. It is the administrative
headquarters for the Katavi Region, (created by subdivision of the Rukwa
Region in 2012), and for the Mpanda District. It is an important centre
in the rural economy, especially for the marketing and transshipment of
rice and maize. The Katavi region is increasingly of interest to
mineral prospectors, especially for gold. It is also a staging point for
visiting the beautiful Katavi National Park, with its headquarters just
35 km to the south at Sitalike. The Park has a good cross-section of
East African wildlife but is perhaps best known for its populations of
hippopotamus.
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As yet all roads into Mpanda (from Sumbawanga,
Tabora or Kigoma) remain unsealed and may for brief periods become
impassable at the height of the wet season (particularly
February–March). The Tanzanian government has in progress a project to
seal a large part of the road north from Sumbawanga. Sumry operate two
daily bus services to Sumbawanga (240 km 5hours), one of those going on
to Mbeya. Several bus lines operate to Tabora (380 km, 9 hours). Local
services include minibuses to Sitalike, and daily bus services to Usevya
and to the fishing villages of Karema
and Ikola on Lake Tanganyika. Mpanda is the endpoint of a rail line
with passenger services from Tabora (approx 12-15hours). In 2012 the
government completed an upgrade of Mpanda airport to a 2 km sealed
runway and a commercial air service has commenced.
Mpanda was made the centre of a new Catholic Diocese in October 2000 and boasts a very fine cathedral with magnificent pictorial windows. The town is also the centre for the Anglican Diocese of Lake Rukwa created in June 2010. There is a fine Moravian church and other Christian services are provided by Lutheran, African Inland Church and Tanzania Assemblies of God. Moslem people are well served by several mosques spread through the urban area.
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