Songea is the capital of Ruvuma Region in southwestern Tanzania. It is located along the A19 road.The city has a population of approximately 203,309, and it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea. Between 1905 and 1907, the city was a centre of African resistance during the Maji Maji Rebellion in German East Africa. The city is poised to experience significant economic growth in the near future as the Mtwara Corridor opens up in a few years.
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History
Songea
was a great Ngoni warrior, hanged in 1906 during the time of German
repression of the Maji Maji rebellion. Songea had been spared the death
sentence because he had surrendered. However he demanded to be hanged
along with the other Ngoni leaders. The Germans complied.
After
the Second World War, the area was marked for rapid agricultural
development linked to the ultimately disastrous groundnut scheme. A
railway had been planned from the coast to Songea and actually appeared
in 1950s high school geography text books. During the liberation war
with Mozambique the Songea area was a restricted zone and occasionally
suffered aerial attacks by Portuguese forces. Its remoteness made it
vulnerable to ivory poaching, and communications remained unreliable
until 1985 when a new British funded road was opened linking it
northwards to the road and rail hub of Makambako.
Songea became a municipality in 2006.
Education
Songea
is the home to many educational institutions including The St.
Augustine University,Matogoro teachers colleges, peramiho school of
nursing, Kigonsera high school, songea Boys secondary school, songea
girls secondary schoo, peramiho girls school.
Administration
Songea is coextensive with Songea Urban District and is divided into wards. It is managed by the Songea Municipal Council.
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