Sumve
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Sumve, Tanzania is located in the Kwimba
District of the Mwanza
Region, at 2°44′50"S 33°13′40"E. Sumve's residents are predominantly from the Wasukuma tribe, the largest in Tanzania
, but some of Sumve's institutions employ Wahaya, Wajita, Wakerewe, Wanyamwezi and others from neighboring tribes. Therefore, many of the residents speak Kisukuma along with Swahili
, the national language. The population is 12,359 (2002 TZ National Census), making it the 15th most populous ward in the Kwimba
district.
The primary economic activity in the village of Sumve is the farming of corn
and cotton
, often at the subsistence level. Sumve hosts the Kwimba
district hospital. Since two years the village has been connected to electricity via Tanesco, although there are frequent power outages (in which case a generator kicks in). The Sumve College of Nursing and Midwifery collaborates in training the hospital staff. Two secondary schools, Sumve Girls Secondary School (O-level) and Sumve High School (O and A-level) are located in the village along with several primary schools. Many of the residents are Roman Catholic, and a large Catholic church built by the "White Fathers" of the Netherlands
nearly 100 years ago still remains in Sumve today.
Sumve is approximately 45 km Southeast of Mwanza
, the regional capital. Though very rural, plans exist to bring running water to Sumve's residents in the near future. A computer training center, called Sumcot
, has been set up, to assure IT education and internet use is available to hospital staff and students of the schools. Sumve is accessible via railroad (3 times a week) and private vehicles (travel time is about two hours to Mwanza
), but most visitors and residents take one of the buses to and from Mwanza
.
Kwimba
Kwimba District is one of 8 districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the West by the Misungwi District and to the North by the Magu District. Kwimba's population is 316,180 . The district seat is at Ngudu....
District of the Mwanza
Mwanza
Mwanza is a mid-sized port city on the southern shores of Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania. With an urban population of 1.2 million and a metropolitan population of 2 million, it is Tanzania's second largest city, following Dar es Salaam and ahead of other major Tanzanian cities of Arusha,...
Region, at 2°44′50"S 33°13′40"E. Sumve's residents are predominantly from the Wasukuma tribe, the largest in 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...
, but some of Sumve's institutions employ Wahaya, Wajita, Wakerewe, Wanyamwezi and others from neighboring tribes. Therefore, many of the residents speak Kisukuma along with Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
, the national language. The population is 12,359 (2002 TZ National Census), making it the 15th most populous ward in the Kwimba
Kwimba
Kwimba District is one of 8 districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the West by the Misungwi District and to the North by the Magu District. Kwimba's population is 316,180 . The district seat is at Ngudu....
district.
The primary economic activity in the village of Sumve is the farming of corn
Cereal
Cereals are grasses cultivated for the edible components of their grain , composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran...
and cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
, often at the subsistence level. Sumve hosts the Kwimba
Kwimba
Kwimba District is one of 8 districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the West by the Misungwi District and to the North by the Magu District. Kwimba's population is 316,180 . The district seat is at Ngudu....
district hospital. Since two years the village has been connected to electricity via Tanesco, although there are frequent power outages (in which case a generator kicks in). The Sumve College of Nursing and Midwifery collaborates in training the hospital staff. Two secondary schools, Sumve Girls Secondary School (O-level) and Sumve High School (O and A-level) are located in the village along with several primary schools. Many of the residents are Roman Catholic, and a large Catholic church built by the "White Fathers" of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
nearly 100 years ago still remains in Sumve today.
Sumve is approximately 45 km Southeast of Mwanza
Mwanza
Mwanza is a mid-sized port city on the southern shores of Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania. With an urban population of 1.2 million and a metropolitan population of 2 million, it is Tanzania's second largest city, following Dar es Salaam and ahead of other major Tanzanian cities of Arusha,...
, the regional capital. Though very rural, plans exist to bring running water to Sumve's residents in the near future. A computer training center, called Sumcot
Sumcot
Sumcot is the Sumve Community Computer Training Center. It is, like the name suggests, a computer training center, set up in the town of Sumve, near Mwanza in Tanzania...
, has been set up, to assure IT education and internet use is available to hospital staff and students of the schools. Sumve is accessible via railroad (3 times a week) and private vehicles (travel time is about two hours to Mwanza
Mwanza
Mwanza is a mid-sized port city on the southern shores of Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania. With an urban population of 1.2 million and a metropolitan population of 2 million, it is Tanzania's second largest city, following Dar es Salaam and ahead of other major Tanzanian cities of Arusha,...
), but most visitors and residents take one of the buses to and from Mwanza
Mwanza
Mwanza is a mid-sized port city on the southern shores of Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania. With an urban population of 1.2 million and a metropolitan population of 2 million, it is Tanzania's second largest city, following Dar es Salaam and ahead of other major Tanzanian cities of Arusha,...
.