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' the town have street (mitaa) that are Itongo, Makanisani, Majengo, Msekula Road, Mwalukonge and three village that are Lukungu, Mwabayanda and Kalago (Mwabulugu Lakeshore) The main tribes in Lamadi Town are Sukuma, Jita,Kurya,Zanaki,Luo and Waha from Kigoma. The people like to visit Lamadi Town because is fevered by many attraction.

Lamadi
Lamadi
Town
Nickname: 
LamTown
Motto: 
Hapa kazi tu
Lamadi is located in Tanzania
Lamadi
Lamadi
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 02°14′S 33°51′E / 2.233°S 33.850°E / -2.233; 33.850
Country Tanzania
RegionSimiyu
DistrictBusega
Population
 (2012)
 • Total22,062
Time zoneGMT + 3

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


Transport

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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

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  1. ^ "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Trunk and Regional Roads in Tanzania". Tanroads. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.