Singida

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Singida [1] is one of the poorest regions in Tanzania. It is located near the center of the country. Singida is itself a region, a district, and a town. The region of Singida comprises of four districts; Singida municipal district, Singida rural district, Iramba district and Manyoni district. In Singida town (i.e. Singida municipal district) and Singida Rural District, the main tribe is the Nyaturu. The town is also home to immigrants from different parts of Tanzania. Iramba district belongs to Nyiramba tribe and Manyoni district belongs to Gogo and few of Nyaturu tribes.


The Photo below featured one of the Chief Saidi Gwao's wife Bibi Nyamwagele of Samumba. Gwao was chief of Singida South around 1940s, after he died his brother Chief Mange Gwao took over the crown until after Tanzania independence, when chief leadership was abolished. The Gwao family is well known in Singida for the Nyaturu tribe development. Bibi Nywamwagele died in 2004.

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