British Tanganyika Territory

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf former British territory
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:area 945,087 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Burundi
gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:Rwanda
gptkb:Uganda
gptkb:Northern_Rhodesia
gptkb:Nyasaland
Congo (Belgian)
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Dar_es_Salaam
gptkbp:currency gptkb:East_African_shilling
gptkbp:endDate 1961
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Nyamwezi
gptkb:Zaramo
gptkb:Chagga
gptkb:Haya
gptkb:Sukuma
Hehe
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Tanganyika_(1923–1961)
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Sir_Richard_Turnbull
gptkb:Sir_Donald_Cameron
gptkb:Sir_Edward_Twining
gptkbp:hasCoastline gptkb:Indian_Ocean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Tanganyika Territory
gptkbp:independenceDate 1961
gptkbp:locatedIn East Africa
gptkbp:mandate gptkb:League_of_Nations
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:Zanzibar
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Lake_Tanganyika
gptkb:Lake_Victoria
gptkb:Lake_Nyasa
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Mbeya
gptkb:Arusha
gptkb:Tabora
Dodoma
Mwanza
gptkbp:notableEvent Maji Maji Rebellion (aftermath)
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Julius_Nyerere
gptkbp:notablePeak gptkb:Mount_Kilimanjaro
gptkb:Mount_Meru
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
Swahili
gptkbp:population 8,986,000 (1957)
gptkbp:populationCensusYear 1957
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:German_East_Africa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:startDate 1919
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Tanzania
Tanganyika
gptkbp:trust gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Musoma,_Tanganyika
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8