Manda (Tanzanian ward)

A small town of MANDA is an administrative town Ludew District NJOMBE Region South of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the town has a total population of 9,066 but tadte there almost 30,000 people ( approximately).

Manda is a small town along Lake Nyasa (Nyasa means Lake), in Ludewa District. According to the United Nations estimates (2018), Manda has a total population of almost 30,000. The small town of Manda was known as Weidhafen during the time of German East Africa. Germans promoted commerce and economic growth. Lake Nyasa in Tanzania also known as Lake Malawi in Malawi, and Lago Niassa in Mozambique is one of the truly wonderful places in the world. The lake itself is the 7th largest in the World, the third largest in Africa and has been in existence for millions of years (estimates range from about 2-20my). In just one lake it contains over a thousand species of fishes, more than the North American and European continents combined. Lake Nyasa is between 560 kilometres (350 mi) and 580 kilometres (360 mi) long, and about 75 kilometres (47 mi) wide at its widest point. The lake is 706 m (2,316 ft) at its deepest point, located in a major depression in the north-central part. The largest river flowing into it is the Ruhuhu River in Manda, and there is an outlet at its southern end, the Shire River, a tributary that flows into the very large Zambezi River in Mozambique.

The majority of the species are in the family Cichlidae, popular with aquarists, but there are also lungfishes, elephant-noses, mastacemblid eels and catfishes. They are often very colourful and have interesting behaviours - making for fascinating fish-watching. The great diversity in the lake means that most species have unique adaptations and occupy specialised ecological roles in the lake. Some scrape algae from the rocks, some filter sand, some eat snails, some live in empty snail shells, some eat plants, some eat fish, some eat scales, some mimic dead fish to allow them to catch unwary prey. Most are maternal mouth breeders, which mean that the females carry the eggs and young (!) around in their mouths. All of this in a lake that offers warm, clear water, with white sands and clean hot rocks to sunbathe on. Lake Nyasa is probably the most beautiful one. It is surrounded by vast plains and the impressive Livingstone Mountains. Manda has experience a ton of historical legacies, ranging from being the host of naval battle between the British and the German.