Lamadi Explained

Official Name:Lamadi
Other Name:Lamadi
Nickname:LamTown
Settlement Type:Town
Motto:Hapa kazi ttu
Pushpin Map:Tanzania
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tanzania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Tanzania
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Simiyu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Busega
Established Title:First Settled
Established Title2:Incorporated Town
Established Title3:Incorporated City
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:22,062
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:GMT + 3
Coordinates:-2.2333°N 84°W

Lamadi is a town and a ward in Busega District of Simiyu Region, Tanzania. It is located on the shore of Lake Victoria. On 'dala dala' mini-busses in the area, the town's name is sometimes misspelled as 'Ramadi' the town have street (mitaa) that are Itongo, Makanisani, Majengo, Msekula Road, Mwalukonge and three village that are Lukungu, Mwabayanda and Kalago (Mwabulugu Lakeshore) The main tribes in Lamadi Town are Sukuma, Jita,Kurya,Zanaki,Luo and Waha from Kigoma. The people like to visit Lamadi Town because is fevered by many attraction.

According to the 2012 census, the population of Lamadi ward is 22,062.[1]

Transport

Lamadi is connected by two well-maintained and paved national trunk roads. The Mwanza-Musoma highway (trunk road T4) runs through the town from south to north. The highway that connects Shinyanga Region and Mara Region (trunk road T36) branches of inside the town.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2012. National Bureau of Statistics. 26 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154228/http://50.87.153.5/~eastc/sensa/index.php/welcome. 5 March 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Trunk and Regional Roads in Tanzania . Tanroads . 26 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208113320/http://tanroads.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97&Itemid=92 . 8 December 2015 .