Tukuyu

Tukuyu ( German outdated: New Langenburg ) is a small town in Tanzania, about 50 km south of the town of Mbeya located. It is located at about 1,500 m altitude in Rungwe District in southeastern Tanzania. The village is about 45 km away from Lake Malawi, but at the same time about 1,000 m above the lake level. Often the wind blows up from the lake, so it is often wet, cool and windy. The annual rainfall is about 2,500 mm.

The local language is Nyakyusa addition to the national language Swahili. The population Nyakyusa or Konde. The place is, inter alia, in Tanzania known for its football club Tukuyu Stars.

History

The city was founded as a German colonial town of Neu Langenburg, named after the original Langenburg on the banks of Njassasees, which had to be abandoned because of the rising water level. Recall the past building the original German Boma ( building) as well as the hotel's "Long Bossi " name.

Infrastructure

The National Institute for Medical Research here has a significant medical research station and there is a small Lutheran Hospital. There are several schools, zBdie Kipande school and the Ndembela Secondary School and some other small educational institutions. The city is the headquarters of Konde diocese, of the influential Lutheran Church in Tanzania. There is a post - office. The area has many commercial tea plantations, some coffee - growing, and there is an intensive use of the well - watered, fertile volcanic soil by small farmers.

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