Kilosa

Kilosa^[2] (Kilossa^[3]) is a town in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania, East Africa. It is the administrative seat for Kilosa District. As of 2022^[update], the population of the town was 43,418.^[1][4]

Kilosa Kilossa
Town
Kilosa Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 06°49′48″S 036°59′15″E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Morogoro Region
District	Kilosa District
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	43,418
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
UFI	-2565094
Climate	Aw

Transport

Kilosa is a station on Tanzania's east–west Central Line railway, and the junction where the Mikumi line branches to the south. The new Standard Gauge Railway which will replace the Central Line is approaching completion (early 2023) and there is a new Kilosa Station.^[5]

History

The Battle of Kilosa was fought during the East African Campaign in World War I.

Religious

In Kilosa there was many tribes found such as the following 1-Sagara 2-Zigua 3-Sukuma 4-Nyamwezi 5-Gogo 6-vidunda And other like Foreigner from other regions like Chaga, Hehe, Sambaa, And Zaramo