Iringa

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:"This article is about the city of Iringa. For the Iringa Region of Tanzania, see Iringa Region. For the Iringa municipal administrative district, see Iringa Urban. For the Iringa rural administrative district, see Iringa Rural."Iringa is a city in Tanzania with a population of 112,900 (as of 2004). It is situated at a latitude of 7.77°S and longitude of 35.69°E. The name is derived from the Hehe word "lilinga", meaning fortFact|date=February 2007.

Iringa is the administrative capital of Iringa Region. It has many established industries, including manufacturing and food processing. Most of its electricity comes from the nearby Mtera Dam. Iringa is a minor transport hub, with regular bus service and trucking to Dar es Salaam, Mbeya, Songea, and Dodoma.

Iringa was built during the 1890s by the German Army as a defensive base to be used against the Hehe uprising lead by Chief Mkwawa. The fortress and headquarters of Chief Mkwawa was situated in the nearby village of Kalenga. The town stretches along a hilltop overlooking the Ruaha River to the south, and spreads along ridges and valleys to the north. The altitude for the town's environs is more than 1550 meters (5000 feet) above sea level. The months of June, July, and August can see low temperatures near freezing. The Tanzam Highway passes through the valley below the town; the highway distance from Iringa's limits to Dar es Salaam is 502 kilometers (312 miles), via Morogoro. The Isimila Stone Age site, which lies about 20 km (12 miles) to the southwest, contains archeological artifacts, particularly stone tools, from human habitation about 70,000 years ago. For more information about [http://www.mwananchi.co.tz/newsrids.asp?id=6298/ tourists] read this link.

Iringa Urban Municipality is the administrative designation of the Municipality of Iringa.

In Iringa, you nowadays also find several institutions for higher education, among them [http://www.tumaini.ac.tz Tumaini University – Iringa University College] , [http://www.muce.ac.tz Mkwawa University College of Education] and [http://www.ruco.ac.tz Ruaha University College] .

Places well worth visiting are [http://www.neemacrafts.com Neema Crafts Centre] for the disabled with an excellent cafe and tours of their workshops available. Lulu's Cafe and Hasty Tasty Too provide snacks and food. Iringa Info is a useful places to check out, while Riverside Campsite just out of town is a good place to stay, providing vehicles for hire to Ruaha National Park. Long-term tourists can stay in the affordable guest house Ambassador Lodge near Tanganyika Arms Iringa close to the Tanzania Farmers Association (TFA) store or the Uhuru Road clocktower.

Iringa municipality has two FM radio stations and one TV station. The radios are Ebony FM, a youth entertainment and commercial radio, and Country FM. There are other radio stations elsewehere in Iringa region, such as Kituro community radio in Makete and the another FM radio station in Njombe.

Iringa Municipal Television is a multiage TV station will diversified programmes.

Links

* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Iringa Iringa travel guide from WikiTravel]
* [http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2007/12/19/104606.html Report on Iringa's high HIV/AIDS infection rate]
* [http://www.mbigili.de AIDS orphanage close to Iringa]