Sanya River (Kilimanjaro)
Appearance
Sanya River | |
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Native name | Mto Sanya (Swahili) |
Location | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Kilimanjaro Region |
District | Siha District |
Ward | Livishi |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Livishi, Siha District |
• coordinates | 3°9′41.04″S 37°5′27.96″E / 3.1614000°S 37.0911000°E |
Basin features | |
River system | Pangani River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Fuka River |
• right | Lawate River |
Sanya River (Mto Sanya in Swahili) is located in the northern Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It begins in Livishi ward in Siha District and eventually drains into Kikuletwa River a tributary of the Pangani River.[1][2] The river plays an important part of Chagga history in the Chagga kingdom of Siha (Kibongoto).[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sanya River". Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Part, A. "Tanzania Energy Development and Access Project (TEDAP)." (2005).
- ^ "Sanya River profile". Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ Ijumulana, Julian, et al. "Spatial variability of the sources and distribution of fluoride in groundwater of the Sanya alluvial plain aquifers in northern Tanzania." Science of the Total Environment 810 (2022): 152153.
- ^ Komakech, Hans C., and Pieter van der Zaag. "Polycentrism and pitfalls: the formation of water users forums in the Kikuletwa catchment, Tanzania." Water International 38.3 (2013): 231-249.