Kirando

Kirando stands on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika, below the Ufipa highlands. Its position joins the waters of the lake to a fertile inland plain and the country of the Fipa. Kirando belonged to the chiefdom of Nkansi, one of the two principal states of Ufipa. Boats could cross from this shore towards the lands west of the lake, while the plateau above supported farming communities under the authority of Fipa chiefs.