Wanji
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The Wanji are an ethnic and linguistic group based in Makete
District, in the Kipengere Mountains of Iringa Region
in southern Tanzania
. In 2003 the Wanji population was estimated to number 28,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=wbi.
Makete
Makete is one of the 7 districts of Iringa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North and West by the Mbeya Region, to the East by the Njombe District and to the South by the Ludewa District. It is divided into six divisions and 17 wards. Makete District was founded in 1979 with the policy of...
District, in the Kipengere Mountains of Iringa Region
Iringa Region
Iringa is one of Tanzania's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital is Iringa. The total area is , of which land area is 56,864 km sq and water area is 2,070 km² ....
in southern 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 2003 the Wanji population was estimated to number 28,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=wbi.