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Magu

Mwanzatown

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Total population

23,822

Coordinates-2.59°, 33.44°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Magu is a town in Mwanza Region of Tanzania, East Africa. It is the administrative seat of Magu District, one of the seven districts of Mwanza Region. The distance from Magu to Mwanza town is around 60 kilometres. According to the national census of 2012, the population of Magu – Magu Mjini in Swahili – was 23,822.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude

-2.5900

Longitude

33.4445

Water area

—

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

305

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
13
African Openbill
Anastomus lamelligerus Temminck, 1823 · Aves
13
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
12
Pied Crow
Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
11
Marabou Stork
Leptoptilos crumenifer (R.P.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
11
Yellow-billed Stork
Mycteria ibis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
10
Black Kite
Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
10
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
9

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

3

Largest magnitude

5.5

Largest event

2002-05-18

Most recent

M 4.4 — 2017-05-25
22 km WSW of Misasi, Tanzania
M 4.9 — 2002-05-29
17 km NE of Nyalikungu, Tanzania
M 5.5 — 2002-05-18
25 km ENE of Malya, Tanzania

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

5.93

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

2,166

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

81

Avg daily Wikipedia views

3

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

White-rumped Shrike

White-rumped Shrike

Eurocephalus ruppelli

Seen 2025-10-02

Black-lored Babbler

Black-lored Babbler

Turdoides sharpei

Seen 2025-10-01

Coke's Hartebeest

Coke's Hartebeest

Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii

Seen 2023-06-26

Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama

Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama

Seen 2012-08-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

• Wikipedia
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API