Mbeya

Mbeya
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Lupaway Mbeya
Old Forest Mbeya
From Mount Loleza Mbeya
From Mount Loleza Mbeya
From Mount Loleza Mbeya
From Mount Loleza Mbeya
Kabwe Mbeya
Old Forest Mbeya
Mafiat Mbeya
Kabwe Mbeya
Uyole Mbeya
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From Top : The mountains surrounding Mbeya, Mbeya City Roads & an aerial view of Mbeya City.
Mbeya is located in Tanzania
Mbeya
Mbeya
Location of Mbeya
Mbeya is located in Africa
Mbeya
Mbeya
Mbeya (Africa)
Coordinates: 08°54′00″S 33°27′00″E / 8.90000°S 33.45000°E / -8.90000; 33.45000
Country Tanzania
RegionMbeya
DistrictMbeya Urban
Incorporated city1 July 2005
Government
 • MayorDavid Mwashilindi
Area
 • Urban
97.5 sq mi (252.5 km2)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Urban
541,603
 • Urban density5,600/sq mi (2,100/km2)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code025
ClimateCwb
WebsiteCountry website

Mbeya is a city located in south west Tanzania, Africa, with an urban population of 649,000 in 2023.[2] Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya region (population, with Mbeya, totals approx. 2 million).[3]

Mbeya is situated at an altitude of 1,700 metres (5,500 ft), and sprawls through a narrow highland valley surrounded by a bowl of high mountains. The main language is colloquial Swahili, and the English language is extensively taught in schools.

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Tanzania
  2. ^ PopulationStat Population of Mbeya, city and urban area
  3. ^ "Socio economic profile" (PDF). www.mbeya.go.tz. 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2021.