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Shinyanga (region (administrative division)) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 03 45 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -3.7500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 033 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 33.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: E area produces cotton & cattle; diamonds are mined from the world's largest cylindrical volcanic deposit in the center of the region; due to tsetse fly infestation, W is only sparsely populated; inhabited by the Sukuma & Nyamwezi. |
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| Shinyanga (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Shinyanga (Swahili (generic))
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| Shinyanga Region (C,U,O,English-P)
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| Malya Region (C,U)
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| Mkoa wa Shinyanga (C,U,Swahili (generic))
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| TZ15 (C,U,FIPS)
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Shinyanga (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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| region (administrative division) (preferred, C) |
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established 1963 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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