Morogoro Metropolitan Area

Tanzania / Morogoro /
Morogoro lies at the base of the Uluguru Mountains and is a centre of agriculture in the region. The Sokoine University of Agriculture is based in the city. A number of missions are also located in the city, providing schools and hospitals.

Morogoro is the home of Salim Abdullah, who was the founder of the Cuban Marimba jazz band, and the Morogoro Jazz Band, another well-known band established in 1944.[4] From the mid-1960s to the 1970s, Morogoro was home to one of Tanzania's most influential and celebrated musicians, Mbaraka Mwinshehe, a lead guitarist and singer-songwriter.[4].
Urban population are 315.866 in 2012 Census.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morogoro
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Coordinates:   6°46'28"S   37°41'55"E

Comments

  • A town minus ocean is what this town ios described by the locals! a very beautiful town!
  • city is beautiful, but all the people are in muslim hands, they are dictating the people who are living in morogoro and tanzania...
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