Mtoa

Mtoa is an administrative ward in the Iramba District of the Singida Region of Tanzania.^[2] In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 21,643 people in the ward, from 19,724 in 2012.^[3][1]

Mtoa Kata ya Mtoa
Ward
Mtoa Location of Mtoa
Coordinates: 4.5283228°S 34.1857689°E / -4.5283228; 34.1857689
Country	Tanzania
Region	Singida Region
District	Iramba District
Ward	Mtoa
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	21,643
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postal code	43311

Climatology

Mtoa
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     171     29 18     123     32 19     169     29 18     155     26 18     7     30 19     4     33 18     1     34 17     3     37 19     3     40 20     44     42 21     84     38 20     199     33 19 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: [4] [5]
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     6.7     84 64     4.8     90 66     6.7     84 64     6.1     79 64     0.3     86 66     0.2     91 64     0     93 63     0.1     99 66     0.1     104 68     1.7     108 70     3.3     100 68     7.8     91 66 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Mtoa is located in the Aw (Savannah) Köppen climate classification.^[6] The average temperature does not go below freezing, and can see temperatures into the 100s in the spring months.

Etymology

Mtoa is a Swahili word that means giver or provider. It stems from the Swahili root -toa (lit. to produce).^[7]