Soga, Tanzania Explained

Official Name:Soga
Settlement Type:Ward
Pushpin Map:Tanzania
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tanzania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Tanzania
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Pwani Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kibaha District
Parts Type:Villages
Leader Title:Ward Executive Officer
Established Title:First Settled
Established Title2:Incorporated Town
Established Title3:Incorporated City
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:10,283
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:East Africa Time
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:-6.8334°N 38.8653°W
Postal Code:61206

Soga is a village and a ward in the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It is located in Kibaha District. It is bordered to the east by Bokomnemela ward, to the west by Kikongo ward, to the north by Chalinze District and to the south by Kisarawe District. According to the 2022 census, the population of Soga is 10,283.[1]

Administration

Soga ward is subdivided into the following villages: Soga, Kipangege, Vikuge, and Misufini.

Economy

Soga houses a major $10 million meat processing factory that produces 100 tonnes of beef daily for the export market of United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, China, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia.[2]

Transport

Soga is one of the stops on the Central Line railway from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma. There is also a train station in Soga on the first section of the new electric Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Administrative Units: Population Distribution Report . 2 August 2024 . National Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Web site: 2021-08-14 . Tanzania meat attracts Mideast buyers . 2024-08-04 . The East African . en.
  3. Web site: Dar SGR project inches closer to reality as locomotives to test phase one arrive . 11 May 2019 . The EastAfrican via Pressreader.com . 12 May 2019 . Allan Olingo . Nairobi.