Kilosa Kilossa | |
|---|---|
City | |
)  Kilosa Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 06°49′48″S 036°59′15″E / 6.83000°S 36.98750°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Morogoro Region |
| District | Kilosa District |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 26,060 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| UFI | -2565094 |
| Climate | Aw |
Kilosa[1] (Kilossa[2]) is a city in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania, East Africa. It is the administrative seat for Kilosa District. As of 2002, the population of the town was 26,060.[3][4]
Transport
Kilosa is a station on Tanzania's east-west Central Line railway, and the junction where the Mikumi line branches to the south.
History
The Battle of Kilosa was fought during the East African Campaign in World War I.
Notes
- ^ Kilosa (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Kilossa (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Tanzania: Kilosa". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013.
- ^ "2002 Population and Housing General Report: Morogoro: Kilosa". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.