Mwanza
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Mwanza, Tanzania Nyanza |
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View from Capri Point
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| Nickname(s): Rock City | |
 Mwanza, Tanzania
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| Coordinates: 2°31′S 32°54′E / 2.517°S 32.900°E | |
| Country |
 Tanzania
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| Admin. division | Mwanza Region |
| First Settled | 1892 |
| Incorporated Town | 1978 |
| Incorporated City | 2000 |
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| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • Lord Mayor | Josephat Kanyonyi Manyerere |
| • City Director | Wilson Kabwe |
| Elevation | 3,740 ft (1,140 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Urban | 706,543 |
| Time zone | GMT + 3 |
| Climate | Aw |
Mwanza is a mid-sized port city on the southern shores of Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania. With a population of over 700,000, it is Tanzania's second largest city, following Dar es Salaam. Mwanza is the capital of the surrounding Mwanza Region.
The Sukuma constitute over 90 percent of the population of the Mwanza Region. Other ethnic groups in the region, in much smaller proportions, include the Zinza, Haya, Sumbwa, Nyamwezi, Luo, Kurya, Jita,((shashi)) and Kerewe. They live mainly in the Mwanza city area. National policy, however, gives very little importance to ethnic groupings and reliable data is difficult to find.
In 2011 the city council announced plans to create a major commercial development in the Ilemela District. Construction works on Rock City Mall were finalized in early 2016. This mall is the first of its size in Mwanza and one of the biggest malls in the country.
One major occupation of the inhabitants along the shores of Lake Victoria in Mwanza region is fishing, and there are five fish processing plants in the area. Nile perch were previously introduced to the lake, and are exported in large quantities.
The consequences of the nile perch industry are the subject of the Academy Award nominated documentary Darwin's Nightmare (2004) by Hubert Sauper.
On the lake around Mwanza, a lot of sardine fishing (locally known as 'dagaa') takes place.
Several Tanzanian National Parks are located in the close vicinity of Mwanza town.
Saanane Island National Park can be reached by boat from the centre of Mwanza in around 10 minutes.
The western most gate (Ndabaka Gate) of Serengeti National Park is located at around 150 kilometres by road from Mwanza town. Day trips to Serengeti National Park are organised by several tour operators in Mwanza.
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