Official Name: | Maswa |
Settlement Type: | Town |
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: | Maswa |
Government Type: | City Council |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | City Manager |
Established Title: | First Settled |
Established Title2: | Incorporated Town |
Established Title3: | Incorporated City |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 28000 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | GMT + 3 |
Coordinates: | -3.1833°N 80°W |
Maswa is a town in Simiyu Region of Tanzania. It is the administrative seat of Maswa District. And the Original Inhabited people are Sukama (Nyantuzu).
According to the 2012 census, the population of Maswa town - consisting of Binza and Nyalikungu wards - was 26,597.[2]
Trunk road T36 from Shinyanga to Lamadi passes through the town.[3]