Mbeya

Mbeya was founded as a gold mining town in the 1920s following the 1906 gold rush.

Mbeya is the largest producer of maize, rice, bananas, beans, potatoes, soya nuts, and wheat in Tanzania.

The area around Mbeya has been called the 'Scotland of Africa' due to its hills clad in heather and bracken.

Mbeya connects to the rest of Tanzania by air through Songwe International Airport, which opened in December 2012.

The city is represented in the Tanzanian Premier League by Mbeya City FC and Prisons FC.