Location | Bumbuli District, Tanga Region, Tanzania |
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Coordinates | 4°54′17.64″S 38°20′42″E / 4.9049000°S 38.34500°E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Founded | 18th century CE |
Cultures | Shambaa |
Site notes | |
Condition | Endangered |
Ownership | Tanzanian Government |
Management | Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1] |
Official name | Vugha Historic Settlement |
Type | Cultural |
Vugha or Vuga (Mji wa kale wa Vuga in Swahili ) is historic village located inside Bumbuli District of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The settlement was established as the capital of the Kilindi dynasty.[2]