Mtoa | |
Native Name: | Kata ya Mtoa |
Native Name Lang: | sw |
Settlement Type: | Ward |
Pushpin Map: | Tanzania |
Coordinates: | -4.5283°N 34.1858°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Singida Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Iramba District |
Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
Subdivision Name3: | Mtoa |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 21,643 |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Postal Code: | 43311 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Mtoa is an administrative ward in the Iramba District of the Singida Region of Tanzania.[1] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 21,643 people in the ward, from 19,724 in 2012.[2] [3]
Mtoa is located in the Aw (Savannah) Köppen climate classification.[4] The average temperature does not go below freezing, and can see temperatures into the 100s in the spring months.
Mtoa is a Swahili word that means giver or provider. It stems from the Swahili root -toa (lit. to produce).