Mtoa
Kata ya Mtoa | |
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Coordinates: 4°31′42″S 34°11′09″E / 4.5283228°S 34.1857689°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Singida Region |
District | Iramba District |
Ward | Mtoa |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 21,643 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Postal code | 43311 |
Mtoa is an administrative ward in the Iramba District of the Singida Region of Tanzania.[2] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 21,643 people in the ward, from 19,724 in 2012.[3][1]
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Mtoa is located in the Aw (Savannah) Köppen climate classification.[6] The average temperature does not go below freezing, and can see temperatures into the 100s in the spring months.
Mtoa is a Swahili word that means giver or provider. It stems from the Swahili root -toa (lit. to produce).[7]