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Nyumba ya Mungu Dam
The Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir
Nyumba ya Mungu Dam is located in Tanzania
Nyumba ya Mungu Dam
Map of Tanzania showing the location of Nyumba ya Mungu Dam
Official namePangani Hydro Systems
LocationMwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
Coordinates03°49′33.0″S 37°28′9.6″E / 3.825833°S 37.469333°E / -3.825833; 37.469333
Construction began1967
Opening date1969
Owner(s)TANESCO
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsPangani River
Height43m
Spillway typeEarth and Rock Fill
Reservoir
Total capacity600×10^6 m3 (490,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area7,668 km2 (2,961 sq mi)
Power Station
Operator(s)Tanesco
Commission date1969
Turbines2x4
Installed capacity8 MW (11,000 hp)
Website
Tanesco website

Nyumba ya Mungu Dam is a Tanzanian, hydroelectric dam located in and operated in Mwanga District , Kilimanjaro Region. It was built in the late 1960s and is Kilimanjaro region's largest artificial water body. Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir. The reservoir is shared with Moshi District of Kilimanjaro Region and Simanjiro District of Manyara Region. Nyumba ya Mungu means 'House of God'.[1] Its installed capacity is 8 megawatts (11,000 hp).[2]

  1. ^ "Is 'Nyumba-Ya-Mungu' Dam No Longer the 'House of God?'". Tanzania Daily News. AllAfrica. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Pangani Hydro Systems". Tanzania Electric Supply Company. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

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