Singida

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Singida

Total population

165,492

Coordinates-4.82°, 34.75°

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

Overview

Singida is a city in central Tanzania. The city is the location of the regional headquarters of Singida Region as well as the district headquarters of Singida Urban District. The region and district are named after the city.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

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Zakia Mrisho Mohamed

Tanzanian athletics competitor (born 1984)

R

Restituta Joseph

Tanzanian distance runner

Samson Ramadhani

Tanzanian long-distance runner

J

James Leslie

Northern Irish politician (1958-2009)

Mohammed Gulam Dewji

Tanzanian member of the National Assembly and African richest young businessman

Chiku Ali

Norwegian politician

Tundu Lissu

Lawyer, Politician, CHADEMA Member of Parliament for Singida East, President of Tanganyika Law Society (TLS)

Alphonce Simbu

Tanzanian athlete

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Anna Elisha Mghwira

Tanzanian politician

Palamagamba John Aidan Mwaluko Kabudi

Tanzanian lawyer and politician (born 1956)

Michael John Lema

Austrian association football player

Palamagamba Kabudi

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Aisha Masaka

Tanzanian footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Singida

• Puma
  12.7 mi away
• Mungaa
  12.9 mi away
• New Kiomboi
  44 mi away
• Kalembwani
  260.9 mi away
• Kiu
  261.5 mi away
• Kima
  262.7 mi away
• Sultan Hamud
  264.5 mi away
• Ulu
  265.5 mi away
• Emali
  266.7 mi away
• Kandolo
  267.3 mi away
• Salama
  268.6 mi away
• Chomboni
  268.8 mi away

Browse all places in Singida →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Singida

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

House Crow

Corvus splendens

Seen 2026-07-26

Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Seen 2026-07-26

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Seen 2025-09-28

Black Heron

Egretta ardesiaca

Seen 2025-09-28

Speke's Weaver

Ploceus spekei

Seen 2025-09-28

Little Bittern

Botaurus minutus

Seen 2025-09-28

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Seen 2025-09-28

African Swamphen

Porphyrio madagascariensis

Seen 2025-09-28

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2025-09-28

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