Mlimba

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'''Mlimba''' is a town in central Tanzania on the plains.<ref name="1R">{{cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-153384.html |title=Mlimba, Is A Populated Place In Kilombero District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania |publisher=Mindat.org |date=2 August 2020 |author=Mindat Organization |access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref>

==Location== Mlimba is in Kilombero District, in Morogoro Region, in south-central Tanzania, approximately {{convert|120|km|0}}, by road, south-west of Kilombero, where the district headquarters are located.<ref name="2R">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kilombero,+Tanzania/Mlimba,+Tanzania/@-8.4865541,35.8088569,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1857f93794f2f6c7:0x6793f677bb3f7c1a!2m2!1d36.3498097!2d-8.2215488!1m5!1m1!1s0x18ff51ea3e353cd7:0x2e4e348437939e6e!2m2!1d35.8089055!2d-8.7824511!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Kilombero And Mlimba |access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref> This is approximately {{convert|457|km|0}}, by road, south-west of the city of Morogoro, the regional capital.<ref name="3R">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Morogoro,+Tanzania/Mlimba,+Tanzania/@-7.8038552,35.5379171,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x185a5dc00cee7437:0xf0e8f2f705ae1dd1!2m2!1d37.6591144!2d-6.8277556!1m5!1m1!1s0x18ff51ea3e353cd7:0x2e4e348437939e6e!2m2!1d35.8089055!2d-8.7824511!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Morogoro And Mlimba |access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref> The geographical coordinates of the town are:08°46'43.0"S, 35°48'40.0"E (Latitude:-8.778611; Longitude:35.811111).<ref name="4R">{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/8%C2%B046'43.0%22S+35%C2%B048'40.0%22E/@-8.6103447,35.746768,157702m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-8.7786111!4d35.8111111 |title=Location of Mlimba, Tanzania |access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref> Mlimba sits at an average elevation of {{convert|304|m|0}} above mean sea level.<ref name="5R">{{cite web|publisher=Floodmap.net | url=https://www.floodmap.net/Elevation/ElevationMap/?gi=153384 | title=Elevation of Mlimba, Tanzania |author=Floodmap | access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref>

==Overview== Mlimba is the largest urban centre in Mlimba Ward one of the 35 wards in Kilombero District. Mlimba is also the headquarters of Mlimba Division, one of the five administrative divisions in the district.<ref name="6R">{{cite web|date=December 2007 | url=http://www.fao.org/tempref/AG/Reserved/PPLPF/ftpOUT/GLiPHA/DATA/Queue/Working/tanzania/MOROGORO%20REPORT.pdf| title=Republic of Tanzania:National Sample Census of Agriculture 2002/2003:Morogoro Region|publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization |access-date=2 August 2020 |author=Government of Tanzania |location=Rome, Italy}}</ref>

There are two health facilities in town, both owned and operated by the Tanzanian government; Mlimba Hospital and a stand-alone Mlimba Maternity Centre. Also nearby is the Mlimba Institute of Allied Health Sciences, a teaching facility.<ref name="7R">{{google maps|title=Mlimba, Tanzania Hospitals | url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/Mlimba,+Tanzania+Hospitals/@-8.795511,35.8024692,12z |access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref>

Approximately {{convert|40.5|km|0}}, north of Mlimba, at the border between Morogoro Region and Iringa Region, is the location of Kihansi Hydroelectric Power Station, a 180 megawatts power plant, across the Kilombero River. It is owned and operated by the government-owned power utility company, Tanesco.<ref name="8R">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mlimba,+Tanzania/Kihansi+Dam,+Tanzania/@-8.6920379,36.0810962,10.21z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x18ff51ea3e353cd7:0x2e4e348437939e6e!2m2!1d35.8089055!2d-8.7824511!1m5!1m1!1s0x1855fe985d5a6f8d:0x8f8572b2894df152!2m2!1d35.8512!2d-8.5751!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Mlimba And Kihansi Hydroelectric Power Station |access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref>

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==Population== The population of Mlimba was estimated at 34,970, in 2016.<ref name="9R">{{cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-153384.html |title=Population of Mlimba, Tanzania In 2016 (Estimate) |publisher=Mindat.org |date=2 August 2020 | author=Mindat Organization|access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref>

==Tazara Railway== The Tazara Railway passes through Mlimba. After Mlimba, the line leaves the plains and enters mountainous territory, as it proceeds west.<ref name="10R">{{cite web|date=2 August 2020 | url=https://www.tazarasite.com/our-history |title=Tazara Railway: Our History|publisher=TAZARA Railway |author=Tazara Railway |access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref>

== NGOs in Mlimba == * SolidarMed Solidar Suisse [http://www.solidarmed.ch] * Eye Care Foundation

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Category:Populated places in Tanzania Category:Cities in the Great Rift Valley Category:Kilombero District Category:Morogoro Region Category:Populated places in Morogoro Region