Mtoa Explained

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]

Climatology

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.

Etymology

Mtoa is a Swahili word that means giver or provider. It stems from the Swahili root -toa (lit. to produce).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Where is Mtoa in Singida, Tanzania located? . 2023-06-14 . www.gomapper.com.
  2. 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas . 2013-03-01 . . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326183741/http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf . 2022-03-26 . live.
  3. 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara. . Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania . 2016-04-01 . . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . sw . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211227102333/https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf . 2021-12-27 . live.
  4. Web site: Ralph . Jolyon . 2023 . Mtoa, Mtekente, Iramba, Singida Region, Tanzania . 13 Jun 2023 . mindat.org.