Businesses in Songea

Categories in Songea

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Songea

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	61
Primary and elementary schools	34
Other accommodation	34
Pharmacies and drug stores	27
Bars, pubs and taverns	25
Churches	25
Shopping	23
Hotels and motels	23
Public administration	20
Corporate management	17
Restaurants	15
Gas station	14
Hospitals	13
Electronics stores	11

Songea Facts

Area	12108.6 km²
Population	497,800
Male Population	241,824 (48.6%)
Female Population	255,976 (51.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+261.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+75.0%
Median Age	19.3 years (Male: 19, Female: 19.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,960 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-10.68333, 35.65000

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Songea Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	137,591	214,202	284,407	450,080	497,800	542,498	566,096
Population Density	11.4 / km²	17.7 / km²	23.5 / km²	37.2 / km²	41.1 / km²	44.8 / km²	46.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Songea Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 75% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Songea	+261.8%	+132.4%	+75%
Ruvuma Region	—	—	—
Tanzania	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Songea Median Age

Median Age: 19.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Songea	19.3 yrs	19.5 yrs	19 yrs
Ruvuma Region	18.4 yrs	18.9 yrs	17.9 yrs
Tanzania	17.7 yrs	18.2 yrs	17.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Songea Population Density

Population Density: 41.1 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Songea	497,800	12,108.6 km²	41.1 / km²
Ruvuma Region	1.6 million	62,704.7 km²	25.4 / km²
Tanzania	53.2 million	940,193.6 km²	56.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Songea Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Songea

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Songea

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Songea Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$871	$871	$1,262	$1,938	$1,866	$2,363	$2,748	$2,960
Total GDP	$448.3M	$495.2M	$754.3M	$1.3B	$1.5B	$2.3B	$3.1B	$3.3B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Songea CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Songea	131,189 tn	0.26 tn	10.8 tons/km²
Ruvuma Region	418,800 tn	0.26 tn	6.7 tons/km²
Tanzania	13,721,720 tn	0.26 tn	14.6 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Songea CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	131,189 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.26 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	10.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Low (2.8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
9/4/17	8:57 AM	4.2	96.8 km	10,000 m	7km NW of Tingi, Tanzania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Songea

Songea is the capital of the Ruvuma Region in southeastern Tanzania. It is located along the A19 road. The city has a population of approximately 203,309, and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea. Between 1905 and 1907 the city was..

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