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Mahenge

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Mahengeis a town in theMahenge MountainsofTanzania.It is the headquarters ofUlanga DistrictinMorogoro Region.

There is a hospital, a market, and primary schools. A CatholicCapuchinmission was established around 1897, and there is now aSt. FrancisKasita Seminary at Mahenge. TheDioceseof Mahenge was established in 1964. TheGerman East Africanofficer,Theodor von Hasseldied here in 1935. His son,Kai-Uwe von Hassellater became theMinister PresidentofSchleswig-Holstein.

NGOs in Mahenge[edit]

External links[edit]

  • Pfarrer, Steve (22 November 2019)."Fighting Epilepsy in Mahenge: Northampton Woman Who Experienced the Disease Joins Effort in Heavily Affected African Community".Daily Hampshire Gazette.Northampton, Mass., USA.Retrieved3 December2019.