Sumbwa
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The Sumbwa are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the Bukombe
District, Shinyanga Region
in central Tanzania
. In 1987 the Sumbwa population was estimated to number 191,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=suw.
Bukombe
Bukombe District is one the eight districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the East by the Kahama District, to the North by the Kagera Region, to the West by the Kigoma Region and to the South by the Tabora Region....
District, Shinyanga Region
Shinyanga Region
Shinyanga Region is one of the regions of Tanzania. Its capital is Shinyanga. It is bordered to the north by the Mwanza, Mara, and Kagera Regions, and to the south by the Tabora Region...
in central Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. In 1987 the Sumbwa population was estimated to number 191,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=suw.