Lamadi

Lamadi
Town
Lamadi

Location in Tanzania

Coordinates: 02°14′S 33°51′E / 2.233°S 33.850°E / -2.233; 33.850
Country Tanzania
Region Simiyu Region
District Busega District
Population (2012)
  Total 22,062
Time zone GMT + 3

Lamadi is a town and a ward in Busega District of Simiyu Region, Tanzania. It is located on the shore of Lake Victoria. On 'dala dala' mini-busses in the area, the town's name is sometimes misspelled as 'Ramadi'.

According to the 2012 census, the population of Lamadi ward is 22,062.[1]

Transport

Lamadi is connected by two well-maintained and paved national trunk roads. The Mwanza-Musoma highway (trunk road T4) runs through the town from south to north. The highway that connects Shinyanga Region and Mara Region (trunk road T36) branches of inside the town.[2]

References

  1. "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. "Trunk and Regional Roads in Tanzania". Tanroads. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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