Shirati
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 Shirati
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| Coordinates: 1°09′13″S 34°01′49″E / 1.15361°S 34.03028°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Mara Region |
| District | Rorya |
| Time zone | East Africa Time (UTC+3) |
Shirati is a town in North Mara, Tanzania on the shore above Lake Victoria, near the border with Kenya. It has a population of c. 50,000. It is the northernmost town at the border with Kenya. Most of the residents of Shirati are Luos and Suba-Luos. Other Bantu communities from Tanzania also live there. Similarly, Shirati has a substantial number of Westerners who work at the mission at Kabwana – translated into "the white people's home" from Luo.
When Shirati was part of German East Africa, the Germans built a fort there, built a sturdy gravel road down to the shore of Lake Victoria where they put in a stone pier, as well as constructing a number of other official buildings.
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