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Ninga, Njombe

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Ninga
Town and ward
Country Tanzania
RegionNjombe Region
DistrictNjombe Rural District
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Ninga is a town and ward in Njombe Rural District in the Njombe Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands. Ninga Ward was created since the 2002 Tanzanian census, so the first population reports for the ward will be for the 2012 census. The name Ninga comes from the Swahili word for dove, ninga.

The area is primarily farmland with major crops being maize[1] and coffee.[2]

The ward consists of three towns, or large villages: Ninga, Lima and Isitu. Each of these has rural areas or small villages under them.[3]

Ninga     Lima     Isitu
Mlangali     Ulinzi     Isitu Kati
Ninga Kati     Igelehedza     Landani
Magomati     Mjimwema    
Manyunyu        

Notes

  1. ^ Kilima, F. T. M.; Kashuliza, A. K.; Aashimogo, G. C. (1999). "Co-operative Policy Reforms and the Development of Marketing Co-operatives in Tanzania in the 1990s: A Case Study of Iringa Region" (PDF). Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability in Developing Countries: Strategies, Achievements and Constraints. AGREST conference series, v. 2. Agricultural Economics Society of Tanzania. pp. 24–34. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Amend, Joshua D. "Risk and Coffee Production in Mhaji, Tanzania" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Postcodes Njombe Region 59000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012.[permanent dead link]