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Songoro, Meru

Coordinates: 3°19′32.16″S 36°49′41.88″E / 3.3256000°S 36.8283000°E / -3.3256000; 36.8283000
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Songoro Ward
Kata ya Songoro (Swahili)
Kata ya Songoro
Songoro Ward is located in Tanzania
Songoro Ward
Songoro Ward
Coordinates: 3°19′32.16″S 36°49′41.88″E / 3.3256000°S 36.8283000°E / -3.3256000; 36.8283000
Country Tanzania
RegionArusha Region
DistrictMeru District
Area
 • Total
114.0 km2 (44.0 sq mi)
Elevation
1,285 m (4,216 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
11,139
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)

Songoro is an administrative ward in the Meru District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 114.0 km2 (44.0 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 1,285 m (4,216 ft).[2] The ward is the source of the Kikuletwa River through the Tengeru River as a tributary which eventually leads to the Pangani River. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 11,139.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Tanzania: Northern Tanzania (Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ "Songoro Elevation".
  3. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2021-12-07.