Songwe is a region of Tanzania created on 29 January 2016 from the western half of Mbeya Region. Its capital is Vwawa. Geography: Songwe
Region borders the countries of Zambia and Malawi to the south: Tunduma
is the main entry point into Zambia while Isongole is the main entry
point into Malawi. Songwe also borders the Tanzanian regions of Rukwa
and Katavi in the west, Tabora in the north, and Mbeya in the east. Lake
Rukwa is a major body of water in the western part of the region. The
East African Rift and Southern Highlands run through the region.
Economy: The main economic activities in Songwe Region are
agriculture, animal husbandry, and fishing. Crops cultivated include
paddy rice, maize, coffee, sesame, sunflowers, beans, and sorghum. Local
inhabitants are Wandali, Wanyiha and Wabungu,Wanyamwanga, Walambya. The
Maasai and Sukuma people in the region practice pastoralism. The gross
domestic product of the region was provisionally estimated at 1888.3
billion Tanzanian shillings in 2016.
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Transport: Both the Tanzam Highway and the TAZARA Railway run
through Vwawa and Tunduma in the southern part of the Songwe Region.
Tanzam refers to the Tanzania -Zambia Highway, while TAZARA refers to
the Tanzania and Zambia Railway Authority that was completed in 1975 to
facilitate transportation of heavy goods and people between the two
countries with the help of the Chinese government.
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New Government Job Vacancies at SONGWE District Council 2022
Today
we announce jobs at SONGWE District Council. Read carefully all
currently available jobs descriptions by downloading PDF File attached....
CLICK LINK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD PDF FILE WITH FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND MODE OF APPLICATION...Follow link below for full job details and application in PDF file attached...
Position: Records Management Officer
Deadline: 15th February, 2022.
DOWNLOAD PDF FILE HERE!
