Morogoro
| Morogoro | |
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| Municipality | |
| Mji kasoro bahari | |
Panorama of Morogoro Town
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 Morogoro
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| Coordinates: 6°49′S 37°40′E / 6.817°S 37.667°ECoordinates: 6°49′S 37°40′E / 6.817°S 37.667°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Morogoro Region |
| District | Morogoro Urban District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 360 km2 (140 sq mi) |
| • Land | 260 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| • Water | 100 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 315,866 |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
| Climate | Aw |
Morogoro is a city with a population of 315,866 (2012 census) in the eastern part of Tanzania, 196 kilometres (122 mi) west of Dar es Salaam, the country's largest city and commercial centre, and 260 kilometres (160 mi) east of Dodoma, the country's capital city. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region. It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari", which translates as "city short of an ocean/port".
Morogoro lies at the base of the Uluguru Mountains and is a centre of agriculture in the region. The Sokoine University of Agriculture is based in the city. A number of missions are also located in the city, providing schools and hospitals.
Morogoro is the home of Salim Abdullah, who was the founder of the Cuban Marimba jazz band, and the Morogoro Jazz Band, another well-known band established in 1944. From the mid-1960s to the 1970s, Morogoro was home to one of Tanzania's most influential and celebrated musicians, Mbaraka Mwinshehe, a lead guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Morogoro is home to the Amani Centre, which has helped over 3,400 disabled people in the surrounding villages.
Morogoro is served by a station on the Central Railway of Tanzania Railways. Public transport buses called dala dala are available for transport within the town.
Eighty percent of the Morogoro's water supply comes from the Mindu Dam on the Ngerengere River. The dam project, begun in 1978, has been controversial. The lake behind the dam has led to high rates of bilharzia infection, and mercury run-off from gold mining nearby the dam has polluted the city's water supply. The dam is also being rapidly silted due to deforestation in the surrounding areas.
In 2012-13 an USAID/MCC funded Chinese contractor with Irish water & construction engineers supervision drinking water rehabilitation programme has been implemented for the Morogoro Water Supply Authority (MOROWASA) to rehabilitate the water resources from the Uluguru Mountains with an inlet & treatment plant near the Regional Governance offices at the high end of the Boma Road.
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