Ifakara | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 The TAZARA train station in Ifakara. | |
| Nickname: Rice town | |
| Motto(s): Mji wa mchele, "Town of Rice" | |
 Ifakara Town District of Morogoro Region | |
| Coordinates: 08°06′S 36°41′E / 8.100°S 36.683°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Morogoro Region |
| District | Kilombero District |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 205,843 |
| Time zone | GMT + 3 |
| Area code | 023 |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | Regional website |
Ifakara is a town in the Kilombero District, Morogoro Region, south central Tanzania. It is the headquarters of the Kilombero District administration[2] and the main trading centre for Kilombero and Ulanga districts. The town is located near the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) line, at the edge of the Kilombero Valley, a vast swampland flooded by the mighty Kilombero River.
Ifakara is home to six major institutions of the Tanzanian health and water sectors:
- the Ifakara Health Institute,[3] formerly Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre, recognized internationally for its research on malaria, other tropical diseases and health systems and services
- the St.Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences(SFUCHAS), a constituent college of St. Augustine University of Tanzania, a higher learning institution established in 2010 offering Doctor of Medicine degree and other Allied health programs.[4]
- the St. Francis Designated Referral Hospital
- Maji Safi Kwa Afya Bora Ifakara (MSABI) is an NGO implementing cost effective, community based water, sanitation, and hygiene projects in Tanzania.[5]
- The Ifakara School of Nursing former Edgar Maranta Nursing school.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
- ^ Geubbels, Eveline; Amri, Shamte; Levira, Francis; Schellenberg, Joanna; Masanja, Honorati; Nathan, Rose (May 15, 2015). "Health & Demographic Surveillance System Profile: The Ifakara Rural and Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Ifakara HDSS)". International Journal of Epidemiology. 44 (3): 848–861. doi:10.1093/ije/dyv068. PMID 25979725.
- ^ "Ifakara Health Institute".
- ^ "St.francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences (SFUCHAS)".
- ^ "MSABI".