Vugha

Vuga
Vugha is located in Tanzania
Vugha
Shown within Tanzania
LocationBumbuli District,
Tanga Region,
 Tanzania
Coordinates4°54′17.64″S 38°20′42″E / 4.9049000°S 38.34500°E / -4.9049000; 38.34500
TypeSettlement
History
Founded18th century CE
CulturesShambaa
Site notes
ConditionEndangered
OwnershipTanzanian Government
ManagementAntiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1]
Official nameVugha Historic Settlement
TypeCultural

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]

  1. ^ "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
  2. ^ Willis, Justin (August 1993). "The nature of a mission community: the Universities' Mission to Central Africa in Bonde: the mission in African history". Past & Present. 140 (1): 127–155. doi:10.1093/past/140.1.127. JSTOR 651215. Gale A13293795 INIST 3862275.