Shinyanga Region

Shinyanga Region, Lake Zone, Tanzania
category: boundary — type: administrative — OSM: relation 5712716
Shinyanga Region (Q153339)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Shinyanga Region (Mkoa wa Shinyanga in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Shinyanga.

  • relation: Shinyanga (OSM) exact location identifier match name match [show tags]
    name=Shinyanga (11 name matches)
    name:ar=شينيانغا
    name:bg=Шинянга (2 name matches)
    name:ca=Regió de Shinyanga (2 name matches)
    name:da=Shinyanga (11 name matches)
    name:de=Shinyanga (11 name matches)
    name:el=Περιφέρεια Σινυάνγκα (2 name matches)
    name:en=Shinyanga Region (20 name matches)
    name:es=Región de Shinyanga (14 name matches)
    name:et=Shinyanga piirkond (2 name matches)
    name:fa=استان شینیانگا (2 name matches)
    name:fi=Shinyangan alue (2 name matches)
    name:fr=Shinyanga (11 name matches)
    name:gl=Rexión de Shinyanga (2 name matches)
    name:hr=Šinjanga (2 name matches)
    name:id=Region Shinyanga (14 name matches)
    name:it=Regione di Shinyanga (2 name matches)
    name:ja=シニャンガ州 (2 name matches)
    name:ka=შინიანგის ოლქი (2 name matches)
    name:ko=시니앙가주 (2 name matches)
    name:nl=Shinyanga (11 name matches)
    name:no=Shinyanga (11 name matches)
    name:pl=Shinyanga (11 name matches)
    name:pt=Shinyanga (11 name matches)
    name:ro=Regiunea Shinyanga (2 name matches)
    name:ru=Шиньянга (2 name matches)
    name:sr=Шињанга (2 name matches)
    name:sv=Shinyanga (11 name matches)
    name:sw=Mkoa wa Shinyanga (2 name matches)
    name:tg=Вилояти Шинянга (2 name matches)
    name:tr=Shinyanga bölgesi (2 name matches)
    name:uk=Шиньянга (2 name matches)
    name:ur=شینیانگا علاقہ (2 name matches)
    name:vi=Shinyanga (11 name matches)
    name:yo=Agbègbè Shinyanga (2 name matches)
    name:zh=希尼安加区 (1 name matches)
    name:zu=Shinyanga Region (20 name matches)
    boundary=administrative (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    name:avk=TanzaniaShinyangaGola (2 name matches)
    name:ceb=Shinyanga Region (20 name matches)
    name:frr=Shinyanga (11 name matches)
    name:pnb=شنیانگا (2 name matches)
    name:yue=辛陽賈區 (2 name matches)
    wikidata=Q153339
    ISO3166-2=TZ-22
    wikipedia=en:Shinyanga Region
    admin_level=4
    border_type=region

    wikidata match: Q153339
Shinyanga (Q818765)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Shinyanga, also known as Shinyanga Mji in the local Swahili language, is a city in northern Tanzania. The city is the location of the regional headquarters of Shinyanga Region as well as the district headquarters of Shinyanga Urban District. The region and district are named after the town.

  • relation: Shinyanga (OSM) exact location name match [show tags]
    name=Shinyanga (48 name matches)
    name:ar=شينيانغا (1 name matches)
    name:bg=Шинянга (6 name matches)
    name:ca=Regió de Shinyanga
    name:da=Shinyanga (48 name matches)
    name:de=Shinyanga (48 name matches)
    name:el=Περιφέρεια Σινυάνγκα
    name:en=Shinyanga Region
    name:es=Región de Shinyanga
    name:et=Shinyanga piirkond
    name:fa=استان شینیانگا
    name:fi=Shinyangan alue
    name:fr=Shinyanga (48 name matches)
    name:gl=Rexión de Shinyanga
    name:hr=Šinjanga (3 name matches)
    name:id=Region Shinyanga
    name:it=Regione di Shinyanga
    name:ja=シニャンガ州
    name:ka=შინიანგის ოლქი
    name:ko=시니앙가주
    name:nl=Shinyanga (48 name matches)
    name:no=Shinyanga (48 name matches)
    name:pl=Shinyanga (48 name matches)
    name:pt=Shinyanga (48 name matches)
    name:ro=Regiunea Shinyanga
    name:ru=Шиньянга (6 name matches)
    name:sr=Шињанга
    name:sv=Shinyanga (48 name matches)
    name:sw=Mkoa wa Shinyanga
    name:tg=Вилояти Шинянга
    name:tr=Shinyanga bölgesi
    name:uk=Шиньянга (6 name matches)
    name:ur=شینیانگا علاقہ
    name:vi=Shinyanga (48 name matches)
    name:yo=Agbègbè Shinyanga
    name:zh=希尼安加区
    name:zu=Shinyanga Region
    boundary=administrative (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    name:avk=TanzaniaShinyangaGola
    name:ceb=Shinyanga Region
    name:frr=Shinyanga (48 name matches)
    name:pnb=شنیانگا
    name:yue=辛陽賈區
    wikidata=Q153339
    ISO3166-2=TZ-22
    wikipedia=en:Shinyanga Region
    admin_level=4
    border_type=region

    wikidata mismatch: Q153339
  • node: Shinyanga (OSM) 0.78 km from Wikidata name match [show tags]
    name=Shinyanga (48 name matches)
    place=city (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    name:ar=شينيانغا (1 name matches)
    name:ko=시니앙가 (2 name matches)
    name:lt=Šinjanga (3 name matches)
    name:ru=Шиньянга (6 name matches)
    name:uk=Шиньянґа (6 name matches)
    wikidata=Q818765
    wikipedia=en:Shinyanga

    wikidata match: Q818765
  • node: Old Shinyanga (OSM) 11.46 km from Wikidata name match [show tags]
    name=Old Shinyanga (48 name matches)
    place=town (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    GNS:id=-2572552
    source=GNS
    wikidata=Q25618676
    GNS:dsg_code=PPL
    GNS:dsg_string=populated place
    GNS:modify_date=2011-02-02

    wikidata mismatch: Q25618676
Shinyanga Airport (Q3360229)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Shinyanga Airport (IATA: SHY, ICAO: HTSY) is an airport serving the small city of Shinyanga, the capital of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the municipality, off the B6 road. The airport is also known as Ibadakuli Airport.

  • node: Shinyanga / Ibadakuli Airport (OSM) 369 m from Wikidata identifier match [show tags]
    iata=SHY
    icao=HTSY
    name=Shinyanga / Ibadakuli Airport
    source=ourairports.com
    aeroway=aerodrome (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    wikidata=Q3360229

    wikidata match: Q3360229
Kishapu District (Q6416557)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Kishapu District is one of the three districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Maswa District, to the south by the Tabora Region, to the east by the Meatu District and to the west by the Shinyanga Rural and Urban Districts.

  • relation: Kishapu (OSM) exact location name match [show tags]
    name=Kishapu (2 name matches)
    boundary=administrative (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    wikidata=Q6416557
    wikipedia=en:Kishapu District
    admin_level=5 (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)

    wikidata match: Q6416557
Shinyanga Urban District (Q7497842)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)


Shinyanga Urban District is one of the eight districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania and includes the city of Shinyanga. It is bordered to the north by the Mwanza Region, to the south by the Shinyanga Rural District, to the east by the Kishapu District and to the west by the Kahama Urban District.

  • relation: Shinyanga Urban (OSM) exact location name match [show tags]
    name=Shinyanga Urban (3 name matches)
    boundary=administrative (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    wikidata=Q7497842
    wikipedia=en:Shinyanga Urban District
    admin_level=5 (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)

    wikidata match: Q7497842
Shinyanga Rural (Q10819677)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Shinyanga Rural District is one of the five districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Shinyanga Urban District, to the east by the Kishapu District, to the south by the Tabora Region, and to the west by the Kahama District.

  • relation: Shinyanga (OSM) exact location name match [show tags]
    name=Shinyanga (1 name matches)
    name:ar=شينيانغا
    name:bg=Шинянга
    name:ca=Regió de Shinyanga
    name:da=Shinyanga (1 name matches)
    name:de=Shinyanga (1 name matches)
    name:el=Περιφέρεια Σινυάνγκα
    name:en=Shinyanga Region
    name:es=Región de Shinyanga
    name:et=Shinyanga piirkond
    name:fa=استان شینیانگا
    name:fi=Shinyangan alue
    name:fr=Shinyanga (1 name matches)
    name:gl=Rexión de Shinyanga
    name:hr=Šinjanga
    name:id=Region Shinyanga
    name:it=Regione di Shinyanga
    name:ja=シニャンガ州
    name:ka=შინიანგის ოლქი
    name:ko=시니앙가주
    name:nl=Shinyanga (1 name matches)
    name:no=Shinyanga (1 name matches)
    name:pl=Shinyanga (1 name matches)
    name:pt=Shinyanga (1 name matches)
    name:ro=Regiunea Shinyanga
    name:ru=Шиньянга
    name:sr=Шињанга
    name:sv=Shinyanga (1 name matches)
    name:sw=Mkoa wa Shinyanga
    name:tg=Вилояти Шинянга
    name:tr=Shinyanga bölgesi
    name:uk=Шиньянга
    name:ur=شینیانگا علاقہ
    name:vi=Shinyanga (1 name matches)
    name:yo=Agbègbè Shinyanga
    name:zh=希尼安加区
    name:zu=Shinyanga Region
    boundary=administrative (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    name:avk=TanzaniaShinyangaGola
    name:ceb=Shinyanga Region
    name:frr=Shinyanga (1 name matches)
    name:pnb=شنیانگا
    name:yue=辛陽賈區
    wikidata=Q153339
    ISO3166-2=TZ-22
    wikipedia=en:Shinyanga Region
    admin_level=4 (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    border_type=region

    wikidata mismatch: Q153339
  • relation: Shinyanga Rural (OSM) exact location name match [show tags]
    name=Shinyanga Rural (4 name matches)
    boundary=administrative (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    wikidata=Q10819677
    wikipedia=en:Shinyanga Rural District
    admin_level=5 (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)

    wikidata match: Q10819677
  • node: Shinyanga Rural (OSM) 18.33 km from Wikidata name match [show tags]
    name=Shinyanga Rural (4 name matches)
    place=state (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    wikidata=Q11030588
    wikipedia=en:Shinyanga Rural
    admin_level=4 (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)

    wikidata mismatch: Q11030588
Mwadui Airport (Q11824618)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Mwadui Airport (IATA: MWN, ICAO: HTMD) is an airport serving the Williamson diamond mine, in the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. The runway extends along the east side of the mine pit.

  • node: Mwadui Airport (OSM) exact location identifier match name match [show tags]
    iata=MWN
    name=Mwadui Airport (9 name matches)
    source=ourairports.com
    aeroway=aerodrome (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    wikidata=Q11824618

    wikidata match: Q11824618
Kishapu (Q13123535)
Summary from Kiswahili / Swahili Wikipedia (swwiki)

Kishapu ni kata ya Wilaya ya Kishapu katika Mkoa wa Shinyanga, Tanzania.

  • relation: Kishapu (OSM) exact location name match [show tags]
    name=Kishapu (6 name matches)
    boundary=administrative (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    wikidata=Q6416557
    wikipedia=en:Kishapu District
    admin_level=5

    wikidata mismatch: Q6416557
Kambarage Stadium (Q16842493)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Kambarage Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Shinyanga, Tanzania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue for Kahama United. It currently holds 30,000 people.

  • way: Kambarage Stadium (OSM) exact location name match [show tags]
    name=Kambarage Stadium (3 name matches)
    leisure=stadium (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    wikidata=Q16842493
    wikipedia=en:Kambarage Stadium

    wikidata match: Q16842493
Kahama Ward (Q48799882)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Kahama is an administrative ward in Kahama Urban District, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania with a postcode number 37304.In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 7,189 people in the ward, from 6,621 in 2012.: 130 : 161 

  • node: Kahama (OSM) 1.07 km from Wikidata name match [show tags]
    name=Kahama (3 name matches)
    is_in=Shinyanga, Tanzania
    place=town (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    wikidata=Q6346798

    wikidata mismatch: Q6346798
Bukomela (Q25618648)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Bukomela is an administrative ward in Kahama Rural District, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 7,049 people in the ward, from 6,492 in 2012.: 132 : 160 

  • node: Bukomela (OSM) 1.86 km from Wikidata name match [show tags]
    name=Bukomela (9 name matches)
    place=village (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    source=OpenData-NBS2012
    is_in:ward=Bukomela
    population=1540
    wikidata=Q25618648

    wikidata match: Q25618648
Isaka (Q3155110)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Isaka is a small town and station on the narrow-gauge Mwanza railway line of Tanzania which connects to the seaport of Dar es Salaam.

  • node: Isaka (OSM) 1.45 km from Wikidata name match [show tags]
    name=Isaka (9 name matches)
    is_in=Shinyanga, Tanzania
    place=town (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    wikidata=Q3155110
    wikipedia=en:Isaka

    wikidata match: Q3155110
Williamson diamond mine (Q3314859)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Williamson Diamond Mine (also known as the Mwadui mine) is a diamond mine 23 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Shinyanga in Tanzania; it became well known as the first significant diamond mine outside of South Africa. The mine was established in 1940 by Dr. John Williamson, a Canadian geologist, and has been continuous operation since then, making it one of the oldest continuously operating diamond mines in the world. Over its lifetime it has produced over 19 million carats (3,800 kg) of diamonds. A 2020 report by The Guardian said that high-quality pink diamonds from the mine could value up to $700,000 a carat.

  • way: Williamson diamond mine (OSM) exact location name match [show tags]
    name=Williamson diamond mine (12 name matches)
    landuse=quarry (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    operator=Petra Diamonds
    resource=diamond
    wikidata=Q3314859

    wikidata match: Q3314859
Unyanyembe (Q3552053)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Unyanyembe is a town in Tanzania (formerly German East Africa) near Mwadui Airport in Shinyanga Region. It was one of the locations visited by Henry Morton Stanley during his search for Dr Livingstone. In the 19th-century it was the headquarters of a kingdom that controlled Tabora as well as other areas. (David Livingstone was there in 1872, and borrowed a pocket chronometer, witness the document at the right.)

  • node: Unyanyembe (OSM) 1.63 km from Wikidata name match [show tags]
    name=Unyanyembe (11 name matches)
    is_in=Shinyanga, Tanzania
    place=village (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    wikidata=Q3552053

    wikidata match: Q3552053
Bulyanhulu Gold Mine (Q4997202)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Bulyanhulu Gold Mine is an underground gold mine in the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania, located 55 kilometres south of Lake Victoria. It is one of three gold mines owned by Acacia Mining plc, formerly African Barrick Gold plc, a company owned by Barrick Gold, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and operates in Tanzania. Acacia also owns Buzwagi Gold Mine and the North Mara Gold Mine.

  • way: Bulyanhulu Mine (OSM) 195 m from Wikidata name match [show tags]
    name=Bulyanhulu Mine (5 name matches)
    source=msd.or.tz & deliver.jsi.com
    landuse=quarry (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    surface=unpaved
    website=https://www.acaciamining.com/
    operator=Acacia Mining
    resource=gold
    wikidata=Q4997202
    wikipedia=en:Bulyanhulu Gold Mine
    source:date=2014..2015

    wikidata match: Q4997202
Kahama (Q6346798)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Kahama is a town in north-western Tanzania. The town serves as the headquarters of Kahama Urban District.

  • node: Kahama (OSM) 1.24 km from Wikidata name match [show tags]
    name=Kahama (29 name matches)
    is_in=Shinyanga, Tanzania
    place=town (OSM tag matches Wikidata or Wikipedia category)
    wikidata=Q6346798

    wikidata match: Q6346798