Nansio

Nansio
town
Nansio
Coordinates: 2°08′S 33°03′E / 2.133°S 33.050°E / -2.133; 33.050
Country  Tanzania
Region Mwanza Region
District Ukerewe District
Population (2002)
  Total 5,967
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
UFI -2571388

Nansio[1] is a small town and ward on the island of Ukerewe, Lake Victoria, in Tanzania. It is a port of entry for passenger and freight shipping services from Mwanza.

The port of Nansio as seen from the ferry from Mwanza to Ukerewe Island.

The ward of Nansio, one of twenty-four in the district of Ukerewe, had a population of 5967 at the census of August 1, 2002.[2]


References

  1. Nansio (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. "2002 Population and Housing Census: General Report: Mwanza: Ukerewe". Archived from the original on 22 June 2004.

Coordinates: 2°08′S 33°03′E / 2.133°S 33.050°E / -2.133; 33.050


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