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| Tukae is based near Amani in the East Usambara Mountains
in the Tanga region of northern Tanzania, East Africa. |
| Thickly forested with a high rainfall of over two metres
a year, the East Usambaras rise to over 1200 metres.
these mountains are considered internationally important
for their biodiversity and high number of endemic species. |
In the Amani area:
- About 18,500 people live in 19 villages.
- Almost nobody has electricity.
- There are few sources of clean water.
- There are no metalled roads.
- Muheza, the nearest town, is 35 km away along a road that is difficult to access during the rainy season.
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