Issuna

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Issuna is a village and administrative ward in the Singida Rural district of the Singida Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 11,285.{{cite web |publisher=Government of Tanzania |title=2002 Population and Housing Census General Report |url=http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/singidarural.htm |accessdate=2009-05-22 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060608223827/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/singidarural.htm |archivedate=2006-06-08}}

It lies approximately {{convert|40|mi|km}} south of the town of Singida and about {{convert|90|mi|km}} north east of the national capital Dodoma.

Transport

Issuna has a railway station on the Singida branch line from Manyoni junction. It is also situated on the B141 road.

Incidents

In January 1963, there was an incident involving two lions and livestock. The lions killed 3 donkeys and 244 cattle before being shot.{{citation |work=University Press of Africa, with contributions from the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry |title=East African Business Digest |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i_JPAQAAIAAJ&q=TWO+mamuding+lions+which,+since+January+this+year,+killed+244+cattle+and+three+donkeys,+were+shot+at+lssuna+village+in+Tanganyika.+The+lions+were+found+to+weigh+700+and+800+lb. |year=1963 |access-date=2018-03-18}}

See also

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Category:Wards of Singida Region

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