Tanga

Summary

Tanga is a city^[1]. Tanga draws 416 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #662 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tanga is located in Tanga Region^[3].
• Tanga is in the country of Tanzania^[4].
• Tanga's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Tanga's instance of is recorded as port city^[6].
• Tanga's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Tanga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Eckernförde^[8].
• Tanga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yangzhou^[9].
• Tanga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kemi^[10].
• Tanga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tifariti^[11].
• Tanga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toledo^[12].
• Tanga's Commons category is recorded as Tanga (Tanzania)^[13].
• Tanga's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[14].
• 1891 marks the founding of Tanga^[15].
• Tanga's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -5.0666666666667, 'lon': 39.1}^[16].
• Tanga's official website is recorded as http://www.tanga.go.tz/^[17].
• Tanga's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tanga, Tanzania^[18].
• Tanga has a population of {'amount': '+172557'}^[19].
• Tanga has a population of {'amount': '+224891'}^[20].
• Tanga has a population of {'amount': '+103399'}^[21].
• Tanga has a population of {'amount': '+137364'}^[22].
• Tanga has a population of {'amount': '+221127'}^[23].
• Tanga has a population of {'amount': '+200000'}^[24].
• Tanga's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Tanga's capital of is recorded as Tanga Region^[26].
• Tanga's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'sw', 'text': 'Tanga'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Tanga is in the country of Tanzania^[4]. Tanga is located in Tanga Region^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Tanga covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+536'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+172557'}^[19], {'amount': '+224891'}^[20], {'amount': '+103399'}^[21], {'amount': '+137364'}^[22], {'amount': '+221127'}^[23], and {'amount': '+200000'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5], port city^[6], and big city^[7].

History and Context

1891 marks the founding of Tanga^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tanga include Tanga Region^[29], a region of Tanzania^[30], in Tanzania^[31] and Tanga Airport^[32], an airport^[33], in Tanzania^[34].

Why It Matters

Tanga draws 416 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #662 of 5,534).^[2] Tanga has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35]

Entities named for Tanga include Tanga Region^[29], a region of Tanzania^[30], in Tanzania^[31] and Tanga Airport^[32], an airport^[33], in Tanzania^[34].