Rukwa Region
Rukwa Region ranks 18,373rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pinega, Yenagoa, and Nempnett Thrubwell. The most famous people from Rukwa Region are Polycarp Pengo. Rukwa Region has been the birth place of many religious figures. Rukwa Region is located in Tanzania.
Rukwa Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions The region covers a land area of 27,765 km2 (10,720 sq mi), which is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Haiti. Rukwa Region is bordered to the north by Katavi Region, to the east by Songwe Region, to the south by the nation of Zambia and to the west by Lake Tanganyika, which forms a border between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The regional capital is the municipality of Sumbawanga. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 1,540,519. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1944, Rukwa Region was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Polycarp Pengo.
People Born in Rukwa Region
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rukwa Region were religious figures (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, religious figures have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rukwa Region, including Polycarp Pengo. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rukwa Region, including Polycarp Pengo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Rukwa Region since 1700.
