The Mahenge Mountains are a mountain range in Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania. The town of Mahenge is located in the northeastern mountains. The mountains are southeast of Iringa, in the Eastern miombo woodlands ecoregion.
Geography
The Mahenge Mountains cover an area of 2802.29 km<sup>2</sup>.
Spinels are mined from the Ipanko deposit. Australia's Black Rock Mining corporation is developing open-pit graphite mines in the mountains.
History
In slaving times, the Mahenge area was notorious as the home of slave hunters.
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