Ivuna Explained

Ivuna is an administrative ward in Momba District, Songwe Region, Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 21,690.^[1]

The Ivuna salt flats southeast of Lake Rukwa have been exploited for salt since the early 13th century, or before, to the 15th century. Significant amounts of Iron Age pottery have been found here.^[2]

The Ivuna meteorite was recovered in Ivuna during 1938.^[3]

References

-8.4°N 64°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Population by Sex, Number of Households and Average Household Size. Government of Tanzania. 2008-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081118145826/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/mbozi.htm . 2008-11-18.
2. Book: Konczac, Zbigniew A. . An Economic History of Tropical Africa: The pre-colonial period . 1977 . Frank Cass . Abingdon . 0-7146-2919-7 .
3. Web site: Entry for Ivuna . Meteoritical Bulletin . . 16 January 2023.